Sheikh Zayed and New Zayed: The 2026 Buyer's Guide

Where Sheikh Zayed and New Zayed are

The first thing people type is "where is El Sheikh Zayed", and the catalogue answers it precisely: Sheikh Zayed and New Zayed are two separate areas, both in Giza, west of Cairo. Sheikh Zayed is the older of the two and now holds two districts in the record — El Sheikh Zayed and Green revolution — while New Zayed has a single district of the same name. The catalogue also lists 6th of October City as an area in its own right, separate from Sheikh Zayed, so if you were wondering whether Sheikh Zayed is part of 6th of October City, in our record the two are distinct places.

Landmark distances make the location concrete. Within Sheikh Zayed, Nile University is 0.2 km from the closest compound, the Sheikh Zayed branch of Cairo University's Faculty of Engineering 0.8 km, El-Sheikh Zayed General Hospital 0.8 km, Bahya Square 1.1 km, Mall of Arabia 1.3 km and Sphinx International Airport 6.3 km. Inside New Zayed, Cloud 5 Mall is 0.8 km away, Sphinx International Airport 2.1 km, Misr University for Science and Technology and its hospital about 4.5 km, Juhayna Square 4.6 km and Nile University 5.2 km. Each area is also covered on its own page: Sheikh Zayed and New Zayed.

Who each area suits

Sheikh Zayed is the practical, service-heavy choice. The record shows 40 compounds and 371 homes listed for sale, and 103 of those homes are not residential at all — offices, clinics and shops sold alongside the flats. It is the densest of the two in everyday amenities: a university campus, a general hospital and two malls all sit within about a kilometre of at least one compound. Seven of its compounds deliver homes in 2026, which is why it suits a buyer who wants to move, rent out or open a practice sooner rather than later, and a first-time buyer looking for the lowest entry price in the corridor.

New Zayed is the newer, greener, larger-homes side. The record shows 42 compounds and 400 homes, and the mix is completely different: 153 apartments, but also 87 villas, 52 townhouses, 27 penthouses and 22 twinhouses, with sizes running up to 1,274 sq m. The typical deal is lighter — 5% down on 345 of the 400 listings — but you wait longer for it: 179 of those homes are dated 2030 in the record. It suits families who want a garden and a compound rather than a street address, and buyers who are happy to plan a household around a delivery date several years out.

Compounds worth knowing in Sheikh Zayed

• Belva — 20 homes, 18 of them apartments and two duplexes, 69–267 sq m. Asking prices start at EGP 4,166,360, with 10% down over 10 years and delivery in 2029. El-Loaloah Mall is 1.2 km away.
• Village West — the largest listing in the area: 38 homes, apartments, penthouses, townhouses and duplexes from 65 to 270 sq m. Asking from EGP 7,000,000, 10% down, six to eight years, delivery between 2027 and 2029. Dandy Mall is 1.5 km away.
• Al Karma Kay-Phase 2 — 28 homes, 27 of them apartments between 70 and 299 sq m. Asking from EGP 9,737,000, 5% down over eight years, delivery 2028, and El-Loaloah Mall is just 0.6 km away.
• Hyatt Centric — the premium end of the area: 22 homes, apartments and penthouses of 127–546 sq m, asking from EGP 18,629,000, 5% down over 11 years, delivery 2029, with the Cairo University Sheikh Zayed branch 5.5 km away.
• Sky Ramp — the mixed-use option, with offices, shops and clinics standing beside apartments and duplexes across 52–436 sq m. Asking from EGP 7,186,400, 5% down over eight years, delivery 2030; Zayed Plaza Mall is 0.2 km away.

Compounds worth knowing in New Zayed

• Q Hills — the entry point to the area: asking from EGP 5,360,000 for apartments, townhouses, a villa and a twinhouse of 80–500 sq m, 5% down over 10 years, delivery 2029. Belle Vie is 1.5 km away and Sphinx International Airport 4.5 km.
• Dejoya Residence — 17 homes, apartments and duplexes of 74–290 sq m, asking from EGP 6,125,868 with 5% down over 15 years — the longest term I found in either area. Delivery is dated 2030 and Sphinx International Airport is 3.6 km away.
• Karmell New Zayed — 27 homes spanning apartments, duplexes and villas of 82–384 sq m, asking from EGP 10,294,000, 5% down over 10 years, and one of the few compounds here with homes dated 2026 alongside 2028 and 2029. Belle Vie is 2 km away.
• VYE SODIC — 27 homes, 11 of them penthouses, plus apartments, townhouses and a twinhouse of 108–243 sq m. Asking from EGP 15,889,000, 5% down over 10 years, delivery 2026–2027, which makes it the closest thing to ready in the area. Sphinx International Airport is 5 km away.
• The Estates Residence — the largest listing in either area with 41 homes: apartments, penthouses, townhouses and villas of 117–338 sq m, asking from EGP 19,135,000, 5% down over 10 years, delivery 2026–2029. Sphinx International Airport is 4.1 km away.

What homes cost today

Everything in this section is an asking price read from the catalogue on 26 September 2026, not a sale price, and the catalogue keeps no record of what anything actually sold for.

In Sheikh Zayed, 371 homes are listed for sale. Asking prices run from EGP 2,648,600 to EGP 116,521,000, and sizes from 21 to 546 sq m. Apartments dominate with 211 listings, followed by offices (52), clinics (30) and shops (21). The arithmetic on the apartment listings — price divided by size, nothing else — gives a median of about EGP 102,367 per square metre across asking prices.

In New Zayed, 400 homes are listed. Asking prices start at EGP 5,360,000 and reach EGP 285,000,000 for the largest villa, with sizes from 22 to 1,274 sq m. The unit mix is broader: 153 apartments, 87 villas, 52 townhouses, 27 penthouses, 24 duplexes and 22 twinhouses. The same arithmetic on its apartment listings gives a median of about EGP 118,000 per square metre.

Two cautions about reading those tops and tails. The most expensive listing in Sheikh Zayed is a 436 sq m shop, and the next two are retail space and a penthouse — the top of that market is commercial. In New Zayed the top of the range is a 1,000 sq m villa. In both areas the middle of the market sits far below the headline maximum: a six-figure-per-metre price tells you what one listing asks, not what the area costs.

Deposits and instalment plans

Sheikh Zayed has no single plan. Just over half the listings — 187 of 371 — ask for 5% down and another 165 ask for 10%. The most common term is eight years (128 listings), then 10 years (92) and six years (45). A handful ask for 25% or 30% down over three to four years, and those are consistently shops and offices rather than homes; four listings at Park Side Residences go the other way with 2.5% down over 10 years.

New Zayed is far more uniform. 5% down covers 345 of the 400 listings, and 10 years is the standard term on 196 of them, with eight years on 120 and 15 years on 46 — the three Dejoya projects carry most of those long plans. A small group of villa and twinhouse listings in Zayard Elite and Zayard North Strike asks for 25% to 50% down over three to four years.

The practical point is that "the usual deposit" means 5% in both areas, and that the term you are offered depends on which compound and which home type you are looking at rather than on the area you chose.

Delivery, and what the record does not tell you

Delivery dates in the catalogue are spread out. In Sheikh Zayed the counts by year are 33 homes dated 2026, five dated 2027, 83 dated 2028, 152 dated 2029 and 98 dated 2030. In New Zayed they run the other way: 37 homes dated 2026, 17 dated 2027, 60 dated 2028, 107 dated 2029 and 179 dated 2030.

That is as far as this article can go. The record holds one delivery date per home and nothing else — no construction progress, no completion percentage, no developer forecast. So nothing here predicts whether a given project will hand over on time, and anything you read elsewhere that claims to know is not coming from this data. If the timeline is the deciding factor for you, ask the developer what is built today, and treat the date on the page as what is promised rather than what is proven.

Getting there: access and landmarks

Access is the quieter argument for both areas. Sphinx International Airport is the shared anchor — 6.3 km from the nearest compound in Sheikh Zayed and 2.1 km from the nearest in New Zayed — which is unusual for a Cairo suburb and is the reason both appear in searches alongside the airport.

Sheikh Zayed's recorded landmarks are the everyday ones: Nile University at 0.2 km from the closest compound, the Faculty of Engineering's Sheikh Zayed branch at 0.8 km, El-Sheikh Zayed General Hospital at 0.8 km, Bahya Square at 1.1 km, Mall of Arabia at 1.3 km, Cloud 5 Mall and El-Morshedy Mall under a kilometre, and Arkan Plaza at 4.4 km. New Zayed's list leans on the new ring of services: Cloud 5 Mall at 0.8 km, Misr University for Science and Technology and its hospital at about 4.5 km, Juhayna Square at 4.6 km, Nile University at 5.2 km, Mall of Egypt at 13.6 km and Al Hosary Square at 15.4 km.

FAQ

Where exactly is El Sheikh Zayed?

It is an area in Giza, west of Cairo, listed in the catalogue separately from 6th of October City. Within it, the closest compound in the record is 0.2 km from Nile University, 0.8 km from El-Sheikh Zayed General Hospital and 6.3 km from Sphinx International Airport. You can see everything listed there on the Sheikh Zayed page.

Is Sheikh Zayed in Giza or in 6th of October City?

Both Sheikh Zayed and New Zayed sit under Giza in the catalogue's place list, and 6th of October City appears there as its own separate area. So the record answers the search both ways: Sheikh Zayed is in Giza, and it is not an entry inside 6th of October City.

How much does a flat in Sheikh Zayed cost today?

Of the 371 homes listed on 26 September 2026, 211 are apartments. Asking prices as a whole start at EGP 2,648,600, and the apartment listings work out at a median of about EGP 102,367 per square metre on asking prices. The cheapest homes are studios and small flats rather than full three-bedroom apartments.

What can I buy in New Zayed for under EGP 10 million?

Several compounds have asking prices starting below that line: Q Hills from EGP 5,360,000, Dejoya Residence from EGP 6,125,868, Rivers from EGP 7,076,000 and Dejoya Plaza Residence from EGP 7,484,400. All of those figures are asking prices dated 26 September 2026 and most of them are apartments or duplexes rather than villas.

What deposit and payment period should I expect?

5% down is the most common in both areas — 187 of 371 listings in Sheikh Zayed and 345 of 400 in New Zayed. Expect eight to 10 years in Sheikh Zayed and 10 years, sometimes 15, in New Zayed. Commercial units, and a few villa listings, ask for more down over a shorter term.