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The Willows — off-plan villas in Sobha Sanctuary

Media: Sobha Realty
Price from
AED 4,060,000
Handover
August 2029 (target — portal; not on Sobha product capture)
Status
On sale
Construction
off-plan / under construction (portal timeline)
Developer
Sobha
Area
Sobha Sanctuary, Dubailand
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The Willows is the four-bedroom-only villa release Sobha sells inside Sobha Sanctuary (Dubailand). On the official product page you get a limited 4BR collection, a printed open of AED 4.06 million, and saleable plans starting near 2,459 sqft. [1]

OffplanInsight is buyer-side research, not Sobha’s sales desk. Reservation money should wait until the sale contract (SPA) freezes The Willows as the product name. Portal keys and instalment sketches stay shortlists. Method: Method.

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Images: Sobha Realty

Who it’s for

Buyers shortlisting a Sobha Sanctuary 4BR villa around the AED 4.06M marketing open who will still check plans, SPA instalments, primary stock and DLD tools before a booking fee. [1]

Who it’s not for

Buyers who need keys earlier than the portal 2029 window, who need a 5BR or apartment product, who cannot approach the advertised open, or who would accept a generic Sanctuary pack without The Willows on the SPA. [1] [3]

What we can state today

  • Developer — Sobha Realty (high) [1]
  • Named product — The Willows (high) [1]
  • Master community — Sobha Sanctuary in Dubailand (high) [1]
  • Stock marketed — 4BR villas only; “limited collection” language (high) [1]
  • Sobha marketing open — AED 4.06M (med — asterisk / inventory) [1]
  • Portal entry figures — launch chip ~AED 4M; unit floor ~AED 3.99M (med) [3]
  • Saleable band (Sobha plans) — about 2,459–3,430 sqft across Types B–C (high) [1]
  • Public keys target — not on Sobha capture; Property Finder August / Q3 2029 (med — can slip) [3]
  • Public instalment sketch — Property Finder 10/50/40 only (low) [3]

High/med lines support a shortlist. Cash flow and keys still come from the SPA.

Product shape and plan sizes

Sobha’s FAQ is explicit: a limited set of 4-bedroom villas with private gardens and modern finishes, sold as a wellness-framed, low-density Sanctuary pocket — not a 5BR release and not the apartment enclave. [1]

Official saleable areas we captured: Type B 2,459.02 sqft, Type A 2,520.91, Type D 3,328.74, Type C 3,430.24. [1] Property Finder lists the same size band as Townhouse Type A–D. Treat “villa” vs “townhouse” as a labelling conflict until the SPA plan ID settles it. [3]

Marketing opens: Sobha AED 4.06M; portal ~AED 4M chip and ~AED 3.99M unit floor. [1] [3] Confirm the unit price on a dated price list and in the SPA.

Other Sanctuary SPAs: The Brooks, The Greens, The Woods. Hub: Sobha Sanctuary. [2]

Timing and money schedule

On the Sobha The Willows capture we used, handover quarter and payment table are blank. [1]

Property Finder alone publishes August 2029 / Q3 2029, construction start 15 February 2026, expected completion 1 August 2029, and a 10% / 50% / 40% sketch (launch / build / handover). [3] Those are portal estimates. They can move. The signed SPA schedule replaces every public sketch.

Do not import payment ratios from another Sanctuary villa page. Rebuild cash flow from the contract for this product only. [3]

Who builds it and where it sits

Developer hub: Sobha. Brand track record is not a substitute for DLD registration, escrow and service-charge review on this cluster.

Place hub: Sobha Sanctuary within Dubailand. Sobha’s FAQ puts The Willows in Dubailand. [1] Property Finder’s tree can show Mohammed Bin Rashid City / District 11 / The Sanctuary — keep that as portal taxonomy until the registered project address is checked on DLD tools. Brochure drive times (Rugby Sevens, Outlet Mall, Downtown, airports) are not commute proof. [1] [3]

Fit (our view): households shortlisting a Sobha 4BR-only Sanctuary villa near the AED 4.06M open who can live with a 2029 portal keys window and will refuse any pack that does not print The Willows on the SPA. [1] [3]

Easy ways to get this wrong

  1. Treating portal keys as fixed — August / Q3 2029 is Property Finder only; Sobha page silent. SPA wins. [1] [3]
  2. Copying a payment sketch from another Sanctuary product — Willows public outline is PF 10/50/40, not dual-locked. [3]
  3. Signing a generic Sanctuary SPA — product line must say The Willows, not Brooks, Greens, Grove or Woods.
  4. Assuming 5BR stock exists here — official mix on capture is 4BR only. [1]
  5. Ignoring villa vs townhouse wording — Sobha FAQ vs PF layout cards disagree; freeze plan ID. [1] [3]
  6. Trusting the portal map pin over Sobha’s place string — Dubailand / Sanctuary on developer; MBR tree on portal. [1] [3]
  7. Paying for amenity renders — parks, trails and wellness decks may trail the first keys. [1]

No yield claims and no scarcity theatre on this page.

Order of checks before money moves

  1. SPA product name = The Willows, with unit ID and bedroom count.
  2. Attach the applicable saleable-area plan and verify every included space against the SPA.
  3. Check The Willows is registered with DLD and that the named escrow account is live before you pay a reservation fee.
  4. Rebuild the instalment calendar from SPA milestones; discard portal 10/50/40 after that. [3]
  5. Confirm primary Sobha inventory vs secondary listing and which layout type is quoted.
  6. Read Sanctuary service-charge estimates and community rules before locking price.
  7. Full checklist: Dubai off-plan diligence guide.

Bottom line

Bottom line: Sobha locks the product name, Dubailand / Sanctuary place, 4BR-only mix, plan sizes and the AED 4.06M marketing open. [1] Property Finder alone carries the August 2029 keys target (can slip), the 10/50/40 sketch, and the ~AED 3.99–4M entry chips. [3] Pay from the SPA, not from this research page. OffplanInsight is independent, not official developer disclosure.

FAQ

Who is the developer of The Willows?

Sobha Realty markets The Willows as a villa product inside Sobha Sanctuary in Dubailand. [1]

What bedroom mix does Sobha advertise?

Four-bedroom villas only, described as a limited collection. Portal unit tables stay on that 4BR band. [1] [3]

What public starting prices appear?

Sobha prints AED 4.06M. Property Finder shows about AED 4M on the launch chip and about AED 3.99M as a unit floor. Marketing only — not a signed quote. [1] [3]

When does the public material say keys arrive?

Sobha’s page capture has no quarter. Property Finder targets August 2029 / Q3 2029. That estimate can change; the SPA controls. [1] [3]

Does Sobha publish a payment plan for The Willows?

Not on the capture we reviewed. Property Finder alone shows a 10/50/40 outline. [1] [3]

How is The Willows different from Greens or Woods?

The Willows is a 4BR-only villa SPA line. The Greens is a separate Sanctuary villa product, while The Woods is the apartment line. Verify each product page, registration record and SPA separately. [2] [1]

Sources

  1. The Willows — Sobha Sanctuary villas — Sobha Realty. Accessed 2026-08-06.
  2. Sobha Sanctuary master community — Sobha Realty. Accessed 2026-08-06.
  3. The Willows at Sobha Sanctuary — Sobha Realty new project — Property Finder. Accessed 2026-08-06.

In the graph

Next step

Use the research graph to compare options, then verify numbers on the SPA — not on a marketing line.

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