New homes in The Serene at Sobha Central start at AED 1,396,000; keys are due Dec 2029; you pay 20% to book, 40% while it is built and 40% at the keys.
Keys
Dec 2029
The developer's handover date
Payment plan
20 / 40 / 40
20% to book, 40% while it is built, 40% at the keys
Bedrooms
1 to 2 beds
Sizes
495 to 872 sq ft
Ownership
Freehold
Property types
Apartment
Registration fee
4% of the price
Paid to the Dubai Land Department
Details from the developer, as of Nov 1, 2026. They can change; ask us to confirm before you book.
Dubai Land Department register
From price per sq ft
AED 2,820 per sq ft
At the smallest size listed
We couldn't match this project to the Dubai Land Department project register yet. Ask us for its RERA project number.
Paying for it
You pay 20% when you book, 40% as the building goes up, and 40% when you get the keys.
AED
When
Stage
Share
Amount
Now
Booking
20%
AED 279,200
Mar 2027
While it is built
5%
AED 69,800
Jul 2027
While it is built
5%
AED 69,800
Nov 2027
While it is built
5%
AED 69,800
Mar 2028
While it is built
5%
AED 69,800
Aug 2028
While it is built
5%
AED 69,800
Dec 2028
While it is built
5%
AED 69,800
Apr 2029
While it is built
5%
AED 69,800
Aug 2029
While it is built
5%
AED 69,800
Dec 2029
Keys
40%
AED 558,400
Booking payment, 20%
AED 279,200
Dubai Land Department fee (Oqood), 4%
AED 55,840
Cash you need to bookThe developer pays the broker, so there is no buyer's fee.
AED 335,040
The dates are our estimate: we spread the construction share evenly between now and the keys. The developer's real dates follow the building work, so they can move.
Your payments go into the project's escrow account, which RERA watches, not straight to the developer.
Before you buy
Pay into the project's escrow account only.
Every off-plan project in Dubai must have an escrow account at a bank, watched by RERA. Pay into that account, never to a person. Ask for the account number.
Budget for the service charge.
Buildings in this area paid a median of AED 17 per sq ft a year in 2023, from 21 buildings on the Dubai Land Department register. For the smallest home (495 sq ft) that is about AED 8,000 a year.
Register the sale with Oqood.
The Land Department records off-plan sales in its Oqood register. Until your sale is on it, the home isn't in your name.
Is the price fair?
Dubai Land Department recorded 46 off-plan sales of 1-bed apartments of 276 sq ft to 931 sq ft in Discovery Gardens, from Oct 20, 2025 to Oct 19, 2026. Here is what they sold for, and where this project's from price sits.
We compare with off-plan sales across Discovery Gardens, as this project isn't on the Dubai Land Department register yet or has too few sales.
Dubai Land Department recorded 46 off-plan sales of 1-bed apartments of 276 sq ft to 931 sq ft in Discovery Gardens, from Oct 20, 2025 to Oct 19, 2026. Here is what they sold for, and where this project's from price sits.
Median price AED 1,363 per sq ft
AED 850 to AED 1,042 per sq ft
6 sales
AED 1,042 to AED 1,234 per sq ft
8 sales
AED 1,234 to AED 1,426 per sq ft
14 sales
AED 1,426 to AED 1,618 per sq ft
13 sales
AED 1,618 to AED 1,810 per sq ft
0 sales
AED 1,810 to AED 2,002 per sq ft
1 sale
AED 2,002 to AED 2,194 per sq ft
1 sale
AED 2,194 to AED 2,386 per sq ft
3 sales
AED 850 per sq ftAED 2,386 per sq ft
This project AED 2,820 per sq ft, above every sale
Half of the sales sold for AED 1,224 to AED 1,462 per sq ft
The median is the middle sale: half sold for less, half for more.
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Price per sq ft
Sales
AED 850 to AED 1,042 per sq ft
6
AED 1,042 to AED 1,234 per sq ft
8
AED 1,234 to AED 1,426 per sq ft
14
AED 1,426 to AED 1,618 per sq ft
13
AED 1,618 to AED 1,810 per sq ft
0
AED 1,810 to AED 2,002 per sq ft
1
AED 2,002 to AED 2,194 per sq ft
1
AED 2,194 to AED 2,386 per sq ft
3
The 3 closest sales
Picked from the 46 similar sales above, closest in size to this project's smallest home.
Oct 2026AED 990,000AED 1,500 per sq ftSerene Gardens By Prescott, 660 sq ft
Aug 2026AED 1,000,000AED 1,453 per sq ftSerene Gardens 2 By Prescott, 688 sq ft
Aug 2026AED 980,000AED 1,374 per sq ftSerene Gardens By Prescott, 713 sq ft
Sale prices from Dubai Land Department, Oct 20, 2025 to Oct 19, 2026. Off-plan sales only, of the same home type, bedrooms and size band.
What similar homes sold for
The median price of off-plan homes with the same number of bedrooms that sold in Discovery Gardens in the 12 months to Sep 30, 2026. The smallest type is checked at the from price.
Type
Off-plan median
Sales
Against similar sales
1-bed apartmentFrom AED 1,396,000 here
Off-plan medianAED 1,482,000AED 1,899 per sq ft
Sales2,227
Price far from 46 similar sales
2-bed apartment
Off-plan medianAED 2,147,000AED 1,663 per sq ft
Sales1,926
Sale prices from Dubai Land Department, Oct 1, 2025 to Sep 30, 2026. A median needs at least 30 sales.
Rent and yield
Gross yield at the from price
5%
Typical for similar ready homes
8.8%
Median rent of 1-bed apartments in Discovery Gardens
AED 70,000 a year
Rent contracts counted
3,225
Rented between
Apr 1, 2025 and Mar 31, 2026
1-bed apartment
AED 70,000 a year
2-bed apartment
AED 100,000 a year
Gross yield is a year's rent before costs, as a share of the price. At the from price: AED 70,000 ÷ AED 1,396,000 = 5%. The home earns nothing until the keys, and new buildings often rent for more than older ones.
Rents come from Ejari, Dubai's register of rent contracts: new residential contracts in the area, all buildings. A median is the middle one: half are lower, half higher.
On your doorstep
National Paints Metro Station (formerly Jebel Ali)650 m, 10 min walkMetro station
JBR beach1.9 km, 6 min driveBeach
Bluewaters Island2.4 km, 10 min driveWaterfront
Emirates International School - Meadows2.4 km, 9 min driveSchool
The Winchester School2.6 km, 8 min driveBritish school
Delhi Private School2.7 km, 7 min driveIndian school
National Paints Metro Station (formerly Jebel Ali) is about 630 m from The Serene at Sobha Central, a Sobha Realty project in Discovery Gardens with one- and two-bedroom apartments from AED 1,396,000. The price check against 46 similar one-bedroom off-plan sales in Discovery Gardens (12 months to October 2026) isn't reliable enough to quote.
National Paints Metro Station is about 630 m away, around a 10-minute walk, and a medical centre about 330 m. Jumeirah Lakes Towers is about 1.8 km away, around 7 minutes by car. Delhi Private School is about 2.7 km away, around 7 minutes by car, The Winchester School about 2.6 km, around 8 minutes, and Emirates International School - Meadows about 2.4 km, around 9 minutes.
The Dubai Land Department lists 46 one-bedroom off-plan sales in Discovery Gardens over the 12 months to October 2026, but the price check against them isn't reliable enough to quote. These are sales across the area, not only in this project, and the check compares price per square foot rather than total price.
The plan is 20% on booking, 40% during construction and 40% on handover, listed for December 2029. At the from price that is AED 279,200, AED 558,400 and AED 558,400, so AED 837,600 is paid before handover. Get the dated payment schedule to see when the construction payments fall. Separately, the 4% DLD fee comes to AED 55,840; ask when it is due.
Apartments run from 495 to 872 sq ft. Sobha lists a swimming pool, jogging tracks, multipurpose sport courts and a children's play area, plus an activity lawn and picnic areas. Sobha also describes high ceilings and floor-to-ceiling windows inside the homes. The listing also names a gym, a children's pool, a lobby, covered parking and 24/7 security.
