The high in-demand communities in Dubai are Motor City, The Greens, Sheikh Zayed Road, DIFC, Jumeirah and Arabian Ranches, according to a new report.

Motor City and The Greens share the first place with a score of 4.1 out of 5, while SZR, DIFC, Jumeirah and Arabian Ranches all earned an average overall score of 4 out of 5 in the report published by MoveSouq.com, a quote comparison site for home services, and FlatReviews.com, the UAE’s first property review site. The report indicates the most in-demand areas in Dubai based on moving activity and residents’ ratings.

The results are based on over 2,000 Dubai resident reviews on FlatReviews.com, and over 1,000 moving requests made on MoveSouq.com in Q1 of 2015.

The overall scores are based on categories such as traffic, access to nearby facilities (e.g. schools and shops), and value for money. Motor City earned its top spot because it ranked in the top 5 for traffic, pet-friendliness, walking possibilities, nearby schools/kindergartens and shops/restaurants, and value for money. The lowest rated community is International City with a score of 2.8.

The report also showed that the most demanded areas based on moving activity are Dubai Marina, Dubailand, Jumeirah Village Circle, Business Bay, and Downtown Dubai, which made up 31 per cnet of all moving in activity in the first three months of 2015. Dubai Marina has made the top of the list again this year, despite not making it into the Top Rated Communities in Dubai, which indicates that people will continue to live in communities such as Dubai Marina and Downtown Dubai for lifestyle reasons. However, the far-flung communities of Dubailand and Jumeirah Village are increasingly seeing more people move in this year likely due to lower rent prices, it said. - TradeArabia News Service