Ramat Sharett, Jerusalem. רמת שרת

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Where it is

Ramat Sharett sits on a hill in south-west Jerusalem, between Ramat Denya and Bayit VeGan, with the Katamonim to the east and Malha below. It was built on land of the former Arab village of al-Malha. Kadish Luz is the main residential street.

The car is king here. Residents on Madlan rate car travel at 4.4 out of 5, and new projects advertise direct access to the Begin Highway.

Light rail is near rather than here. The Purple Line, approved in 2024 and expected around 2031, runs through Malha, Pat and the Katamonim, and the Blue Line has a branch to Malha, where its depot is planned. Neither is routed through Ramat Sharett itself, so expect to rely on buses or a drive to the nearest stop.

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From 'Manhat' to Sharett's hill

The neighbourhood began with a 1964 agreement between the Housing and Development company, Wolfson Kalor Meir, the Bank of Jerusalem and the Ministry of Construction and Housing. Building started in the early 1970s, and the first residents, mostly young couples and families moving from other Jerusalem neighbourhoods, arrived in three-room blocks on Kadish Luz Street. By 1976 it was inhabited, though not yet connected to the telephone network.

It was first called Manhat. Some years after the death in 1965 of Moshe Sharett, Israel's second prime minister, it was renamed Ramot Sharett and then Ramat Sharett. The first phase had about 450 homes.

In the 2000s Azorim and Wolfson Kalor Meir built the last large project on their remaining vacant plot. Since then the neighbourhood's make-up has changed: in 2019 secular residents publicly opposed the enlargement of a local synagogue, and United Torah Judaism is now the most popular party in Madlan's figures.

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What it is actually like today

Ramat Sharett is calm and residential. Madlan residents give personal safety 4.5 out of 5, with kindergartens at 4.1 and schools at 4.0. The socio-economic index is 6 out of 10.

The trade-off is that there is little to do. Shopping scores 1.8 and entertainment 1.7, and parks only 3.1. Expect to drive for errands, and to Ramat Denya, Bayit VeGan or Malha for anything more than a corner shop.

The stock is mostly 1970s apartment blocks, with some newer buildings from the 2000s and the first new towers now going up. Older flats rarely have safe rooms; new projects do. Schools include Menashe Elisher, a state primary, and Ahavat Torah HaMesorah, a Haredi primary, with state, state-religious and Haredi kindergartens nearby.

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Renewal: the plans for Ramat Sharett

Renewal here is at an early stage and concentrated on Kadish Luz. The first new-build scheme is Savyonei Ramat Sharett Premium at Kadish Luz 1, by Africa Israel Residences with A.A.R.P.: 278 homes in two 19-storey towers and a seven-storey building, on one of the last empty plots, with occupancy listed for November 2029.

The first pinui-binui is at Kadish Luz 3–13, where Rothstein Urban Renewal was chosen by the owners in a developer tender. It would replace 62 homes with about 238, in a 30-storey tower and four buildings of up to 10 floors. In July 2024 owners had signed 66% of the rights against the 67% needed, and a building permit was expected in about four years.

Madlan also flags further pinui-binui planned in the area. If these go ahead, Kadish Luz will be a building site for much of the next decade, and the low-rise skyline will change.

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Who lives here

The first residents were young Israeli couples in the 1970s. Today the neighbourhood is mixed, with a growing religious and Haredi share that has created some friction with secular neighbours over synagogues and public space.

We found no source that describes an Anglo community in Ramat Sharett. The established English-speaking communities are further east, in Old Katamon, Baka and the German Colony.

It is mainly an owners' neighbourhood. Madlan counts 44 homes for sale and an average asking rent of about ₪6,000 a month across all sizes.

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Prices and what you get

Ramat Sharett's 2025 median was about ₪34,800 per sqm, seventh-cheapest of the 30 Jerusalem neighbourhoods we track. That is about 11% below Bayit VeGan and 17% below the Katamonim. A 70 sqm three-room works out at about ₪2.43m.

Most flats here are larger family homes, so whole-flat prices run higher than the per-sqm figure suggests: Madlan's average purchase price is about ₪3.18m. Recent registered sales on Madlan range from about ₪31,500 to ₪44,300 per sqm, with new-build units at the top.

A three-room asks about ₪6,400 a month, close to the Jerusalem average of ₪6,603. On a ₪2.43m flat that is a gross yield of about 3.2%, higher than in most of the neighbourhoods around it.

Purchase tax bands are frozen until January 2028. On a ₪2.43m three-room an Israeli buying a sole home pays about ₪17,200, an oleh within seven years of aliyah about ₪2,300, and a non-resident or buyer of an additional home about ₪194,700.

Full price brief for Ramat Sharett: every registered sale, rents and purchase tax →

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Buying here: what to check before you sign

• Find out if your block is in a scheme. Kadish Luz 3–13 is in a pinui-binui and more is flagged nearby. Ask the municipality and the owners' committee what stage any plan has reached.
• Weigh the signatures. The Kadish Luz 3–13 project was one signature short of the majority in mid-2024. A deal is not certain until the plan is approved and the permit issued.
• Check off-plan terms. If you buy at Savyonei Ramat Sharett or a similar tower, confirm the bank guarantee and the occupancy date, listed for November 2029.
• Ask about the safe room. Most 1970s blocks were built without one. Check the flat and the nearest shelter.
• Get a feel for the community. The religious make-up has shifted. Visit on Shabbat and on a weekday, and look at which schools and synagogues are closest.
• Test your daily routes. There is no light rail in the neighbourhood and little shopping. Time the trips to work, school and the shops.

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Who it suits

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The verdict