Deerwood Homes For Sale, Jacksonville

Day-to-day living in Deerwood is genuinely convenient — Whole Foods Market, Publix on San Jose Boulevard, and a Walmart Supercenter are all within about a mile, and Cooper's Hawk Winery & Restaurant and Salento Steakhouse are practically neighbors. The Williams Family YMCA sits about half a mile away, with LA Fitness and Chuze Fitness within roughly a mile for additional options. Burnett Park is right around the corner, and Elizabeth "Betty" Wolfe Park is a short drive for more open-air recreation. For shopping beyond the grocery run, The Avenues is about 4 miles south, and the Markets at Town Center is roughly 7 miles up the road.

Deerwood Country Club — the club that started Jacksonville’s country-club era — closes its course in October 2026 for a full Erik Larsen redesign, reopening in October 2027 with The Approach, a new short-course and practice complex. Larsen’s local track record is the reason the membership signed off: his rebuild of Atlantic Beach Country Club’s course made Golf Digest’s Best New Courses list. For buyers, the redesign year is a genuine strategy window — homes that back the course will front a construction site for a year and a brand-new golf landscape after it — and I price that timeline into every Deerwood offer while it’s live.

Deerwood’s housing stock is the corridor’s most varied: five decades of construction (1970 through the early 2000s), from classic brick traditionals to fully renovated contemporaries, on lots that commonly reach a half acre and beyond — land parcels still trade here. Lakes run through the community, and the current market splits between long-held originals and top-to-bottom renovations; “updated” leads more listings here than any other word. There’s also a lower door into the address: the condominium communities at Deerwood’s edges trade in the same pool, so the page’s price range runs wider than the estate core. When you compare homes here, era and renovation depth matter more than square footage — two same-size Deerwood homes can sit $700K apart on condition alone.

Homes in Deerwood span a wide range — from single-level condos to substantial single-family estates — with most sitting between roughly 1,600 and 5,200 square feet and prices generally running from the $200s into the $1.2 millions, with a median closer to the $800s. The dominant property types are single-family homes and condos, with architectural styles ranging from classic ranch and traditional brick to contemporary and cottage designs built primarily between the 1970s and late 1990s. Typical layouts run 3–5 bedrooms, and interior finishes frequently include open floorplans, kitchen islands with breakfast bars, split-bedroom arrangements, walk-in closets, and primary suites with separate soaking tubs or showers. A meaningful share of properties have water frontage — pond and lake views appear consistently across both the condo and single-family segments — and roughly a quarter of homes include a private pool. HOA fees vary widely, from a nominal annual amount up to several thousand dollars annually depending on the sub-section, so buyers should confirm the specific fee structure for any property they're considering.

Deerwood Country Club — the equity, member-owned club at the community's heart — closes its 1960 George Cobb course in October 2026 for a complete redesign by Erik Larsen, the Ponte Vedra-based architect who spent years as Arnold Palmer's project designer. The course reopens in fall 2027, stretched past 7,300 yards, headlined by a massive double green shared by two holes. Before the closure, the club debuts The Approach — a six-hole short course — in 2026, and members get reciprocal privileges at area clubs while the main course is down. Context that matters to buyers: this course hosted the Greater Jacksonville Open — the tournament that grew into THE PLAYERS — and it's part of a corridor-wide reinvestment cycle, with Glen Kernan's Furyk rebuild already open, Jacksonville Golf & CC's project starting fall 2026, and Deercreek under new ownership with announced improvements. Four clubs, one corridor, all reinvesting at once — that's not a coincidence, it's a market signal.

Deerwood is a 24-hour guard-gated community built around the Deerwood Country Club golf course, giving residents access to a full suite of on-site amenities: a community pool, clubhouse, tennis courts, fitness center, basketball court, and a playground — all managed by a full-time professional management team. Street lighting throughout and a dedicated security presence give the neighborhood a well-maintained, private feel that is consistent whether you're in the condo sections or among the larger estate homes. The golf course serves as the visual and social backbone of the community, with many homes positioned along fairways or adjacent to the course's lakes and ponds.

Deerwood sits on Jacksonville's Southside, roughly halfway between downtown Jacksonville and the Atlantic coast beaches. Ponte Vedra Beach and Jacksonville Beach are each about 15 miles to the east — a drive that typically takes 20 to 25 minutes outside of peak beach traffic. Baptist Medical Center South is about 4 miles away, and HCA Florida Memorial Hospital is roughly 7 miles out. The Southside business corridor is immediately accessible, making the commute to that employment hub particularly short. Downtown Jacksonville is reachable in roughly 20 to 25 minutes via the nearby interstate, and St. Augustine's historic district — including the Castillo de San Marcos and St. George Street — is about 27 miles south for a weekend afternoon.

Deerwood listings report Twin Lakes Academy Elementary School, Twin Lakes Academy Middle School and Atlantic Coast High School, all in the Duval County Public Schools. School assignments are address-specific and change; confirm the zoning for any specific home with the district before you buy.