Heights Country Club & Wellness Al Yalayis Dubai

The Heights Country Club & Wellness is a new villa master community by Emaar Properties in Al Yalayis, on Emirates Road beside Emaar's The Oasis and about 10 minutes from Al Maktoum International Airport. Emaar describes it as 81 million sq ft with a development value of AED 55 billion, built around wellness: a clubhouse, lakes, trails and a lagoon beach. It is sold in named releases, so this page covers Serro, the first release, and says how the later ones differ.

Serro has 383 villas: 200 three-bedrooms of about 3,402 sq ft, 172 four-bedrooms of about 4,307 sq ft and 11 five-bedrooms of about 5,828 sq ft. Prices start from AED 6 M (about Rs 15.45 crore) on a 10/70/20 plan, and handover is due in March 2030.

At a glance

Price and unit pricing

Most pages put Serro's start at AED 6 M; one says AED 6.5 M. A market note gives an indicative launch rate of about AED 1,750 per sq ft, about 10% below comparable Emaar villa launches, and on the 3,402 sq ft three-bedroom that works out to about AED 5.95 M, consistent with AED 6 M. One broker page quotes a three-bedroom from AED 2.49 M; that does not fit the published size or rate and we do not use it. The four and five-bedroom figures in the table are our arithmetic at the launch rate, not quotes. Emaar's price list on the day settles every figure.

Serro against the later releases

Emaar followed Serro with Serro 2 and Salva in the same community, also villas of three to five bedrooms in low-density clusters. Later releases of an Emaar community usually open at a higher rate than the first, which is the argument for Serro; but a resale Serro villa will be priced against those releases and against the villas next door in The Oasis. Compare the rate per sq ft, the plot and the handover date across all three before you choose.

Payment plan and total cost

The plan is 10/70/20: 10% on booking, 70% in stages during construction and 20% at handover. Emaar calls this an 80/20 plan, since 80% is paid while the villas are built.

Worked example: a AED 6,000,000 three-bedroom villa

The DLD fee is normally due with the booking payment, so the first cheque is about AED 844,240. The construction share is paid in stages tied to the build, spread over roughly four years.

Service charge. Not published. A villa community with a clubhouse, lakes and a lagoon beach will charge for them. Emaar's villa communities typically charge per sq ft of built-up area; ask for the budget estimate before you sign, and treat any figure given now as provisional until the community is running.

Location and connectivity

The community sits in Al Yalayis, along Emirates Road and next to Emaar's The Oasis. It is on the Dubai South side of the city: about 10 minutes from Al Maktoum International Airport (DWC), a short drive from Expo City Dubai and Dubai South, and typically 30 to 40 minutes by car from Downtown and Dubai International Airport (DXB), depending on traffic.

There is no Dubai Metro here, and none is due before handover in the sources checked. The case for the area is the government's plan to move Dubai's main airport to DWC over the coming years, with Dubai South and Expo City growing around it. If that happens on schedule, the south of the city becomes a new centre; if it slips, a villa here stays a long drive from most jobs.

Everything around Serro is still to be built: roads, the clubhouse, schools and shops. For more on the area, see our guide to property for sale in Dubai South, all Dubai projects we track and the full projects list. For a smaller-ticket Emaar option in the south, compare Terra Gardens in Expo City.

Amenities and specifications

Emaar builds the community around wellness. The master plan names a Wellness Centre and Clubhouse, a Meditation Garden, a Wellness Lake and a Yoga Lake, a Wellness Promenade, a Social Terrace, a lagoon-style beach, fitness and sports areas, greenways and walking trails, a community pool and children's play areas. Portals add schools, clinics, mosques and retail in the wider plan.

Serro's own villas are described as Mediterranean-style, in low-density clusters with terraces and gardens. The sizes are fixed by type: about 3,402 sq ft for a three-bedroom, 4,307 sq ft for a four-bedroom and 5,828 sq ft for a five-bedroom. With 200 of the 383 villas being three-bedrooms, most resale competition will be in that size.

Not published by the sources checked: plot sizes, whether any villa type has a private pool, the finish schedule, appliance brands and the service-charge budget. Ask for the plot plan with the SPA. Final specification as per the SPA.

About the developer

Emaar Properties built Downtown Dubai, the Burj Khalifa, The Dubai Mall, Dubai Marina, Arabian Ranches, Dubai Hills Estate and Dubai Creek Harbour, and is listed on the Dubai Financial Market. Its development arm says it has delivered more than 84,000 homes since 2002 and has more than 51,000 under development. In the first half of 2026 the group booked AED 26.6 billion of property sales, and its revenue backlog reached AED 164.9 billion.

Arabian Ranches and Dubai Hills Estate are the best guide to how Emaar builds a villa master community: the first clusters are handed over while the rest of the plan is still going up, and the clubhouse and retail follow. Buyers in Serro should expect the same. See every Emaar project in Dubai.

For Indian buyers

Ownership. The Heights is freehold for foreign buyers. Until handover your purchase is an Oqood record at the DLD; at handover the DLD issues the title deed in your name. The UAE has no annual property tax and no VAT on a residential sale; the government cost is the 4% DLD transfer fee, AED 240,000 on a AED 6 M villa.

Remittance. Each person can send USD 250,000 per financial year under the Liberalised Remittance Scheme. The villa with fees is about AED 6.24 M, roughly USD 1.70 million. The build-linked plan is what makes it possible: booking plus the DLD fee is about AED 844,240 (USD 230,000), within one person's allowance, and the 70% construction share is spread over about four years. A couple remitting USD 500,000 a year covers it over the build. TCS of 20% applies above Rs 10 lakh a year and is adjusted against your income tax.

Golden Visa. The property route needs AED 2 million. Every Serro villa clears it on price. For off-plan, confirm with the visa authority how much must be paid before it counts.

Rent and tax. No rental market exists yet in a community with no residents; large villas in new Emaar communities have taken time to let well. Plan for a slow first year after handover. The UAE does not tax the rent; an Indian tax resident declares it in India with the 30% standard deduction and reports the villa as a foreign asset.

Pros

• First-release pricing at about AED 1,750 per sq ft, reported as about 10% below comparable Emaar villa launches
• Large villas: even the three-bedroom is about 3,402 sq ft
• Emaar master developer with 84,000+ homes delivered
• 10/70/20 spreads 70% over the build to 2030
• Every villa is above the AED 2 M Golden Visa threshold

Cons

• Handover in 2030, and a new master community takes years to fill in
• Far from the city centre: 30 to 40 minutes to Downtown and DXB
• Plot sizes and the service charge are not published
• Later releases (Serro 2, Salva) and the neighbouring Oasis add heavy villa supply by 2030
• The south of Dubai depends on DWC and Dubai South growing as planned

Who this is for

• Families who want a large Emaar villa and can wait until 2030
• Buyers betting on Al Maktoum Airport and Dubai South over a decade
• Golden Visa buyers who want a villa rather than an apartment
• Investors who want to get in at the first-release price of a new Emaar community

Who should look elsewhere

• Anyone who needs to live in or let the villa before 2030
• Buyers who commute daily to DIFC, Downtown or Dubai Marina
• Yield buyers: large villas in a new community let slowly at first
• Buyers with under AED 6.3 M, fees included

Our verdict

The Heights Country Club & Wellness is Emaar's big bet on the south of Dubai, and Serro is the ticket in at first-release prices. About AED 1,750 per sq ft on a 3,402 sq ft three-bedroom is fair value for a new Emaar villa, and the unit mix is simple: 383 villas, most of them three and four-bedrooms. The risk is time and place. Keys are in 2030, the community around the villas has to be built from scratch, and the location only works well if Al Maktoum Airport and Dubai South grow as the government plans. The Oasis next door and Emaar's own later releases will add a lot of villas at the same time.

A reasonable long-term buy for a family or investor who wants a large Emaar villa at launch pricing and can wait until 2030 and beyond. Compare Serro with Serro 2 and Salva on price per sq ft before committing, and get the plot size and service-charge estimate in writing. If you need keys or rent sooner, look at a finished villa community instead.

Talk to Realty Hunting for the current price list, the developer's latest payment plan and a site-visit plan.

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FAQs

Is The Heights Country Club & Wellness one project?

No. It is an Emaar master community of 81 million sq ft sold in named releases. Serro was the first, with 383 villas; Serro 2 and Salva followed. This page covers Serro.

What is the price of Serro?

From AED 6 M (about Rs 15.45 crore) for a 3,402 sq ft three-bedroom villa, at a launch rate of about AED 1,750 per sq ft. One page quotes AED 6.5 M. Emaar's price list on the day settles it.

What is the payment plan for Serro?

10% on booking, 70% during construction and 20% at handover. On AED 6,000,000 that is AED 600,000, AED 4,200,000 and AED 1,200,000, plus AED 240,000 of DLD transfer fee.

When is handover for Serro?

March 2030 for Serro. Other pages quote July 2030 for the community's first phase. The SPA date binds.

Where is it?

In Al Yalayis on Emirates Road, beside Emaar's The Oasis, about 10 minutes from Al Maktoum International Airport and on the Dubai South side of the city.

Does a Serro villa qualify for the UAE Golden Visa?

Yes on price: every villa is above the AED 2 M property threshold. For off-plan, the amount that must be paid before it counts has changed over time; confirm with the visa authority.

Can an Indian buyer own a villa here?

Yes. The community is freehold for foreign buyers. Money leaves India under the LRS, up to USD 250,000 per person per financial year; the build-linked plan spreads payments over several years.

Compare with other Dubai projects

More by Emaar: Emaar Farm Gardens Villas (from AED 5.1 M, off-plan), Emaar Sidra (from AED 5.04 M, ready) and Montura 3 (from AED 7,070,000, handover 2029).

A similar budget elsewhere in Dubai: Venice Standalone Villas (from AED 5.95 M, off-plan), Jebel Ali Village Villas (from AED 6.1 M, ready) and Jumeirah Islands Townhouses (from AED 6.3 M, ready).

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