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Amelia Island & Nassau County

Gated Communities on Amelia Island & in Nassau County

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Nassau County's gates guard water, not just streets: a private 185-acre island on the Intracoastal, a yacht-club community with 76 deep-water slips and a bridge-free run to the Atlantic, and bluff-top enclaves over the Bells River. This guide covers the standouts (Amelia National and the Plantation's club side live in the golf guide), then lists every gated home currently for sale in Nassau County.

Amelia National · 5 Del Webb Wildlight · 6 Beachwood Villas · 2 Crane Island · 3 Watermans Bluff · 3 Sandcastle Condo · 3 Ship Watch · 3 Club Villas · 2 Tributary · 2 Marsh Creek · 2 Marsh View · 1 Ocean Place Condo · 1 Oceanside · 1 Oyster Bay Harbours · 1 Sandy Ridge · 1 Amelia Surf & Racque · 1 Amelia Walk · 1 Beach Walker Village · 1

Market Snapshot

As of October 7, 2026, the median list price in gated communities on amelia island & in Nassau County is $774,950 across 62 active listings, averaging $490/sqft; recent MLS-recorded sales show a median sold price of $640,000 across 47 closings.

Median List Price: $774,950
Avg. Price / Sq Ft: $490/sqft
Median Sold (12 mo, MLS): $640,000; 47 sales
Active Listings: 62
HOA Dues: ~$208/mo typical; 61 of 62 listings carry dues

Market stats are based on similar homes in gated communities on amelia island & in Nassau County, including 47 recent recorded sales — they may not include listings or sales that aren't comparable to this market. Sourced from the MLS; refreshed regularly.

gated communities on amelia island & in Nassau County Home Values

The MLS-recorded sales above are what homes in gated communities on amelia island & in Nassau County actually sell for — and the comp set your future buyer will see. Own a home here? This page updates with every new listing, price change, and recorded sale, so following it is the simplest way to watch your equity. There’s no automated estimate on this site — when you want a real number, Krista prepares it personally against these sales.

Nassau County's gates guard water, not just streets

On and around Amelia Island, the gate usually comes with a dock: a private 185-acre island with its own bridge and new deep-water slips, a yacht-club community with a bridge-free run to the Atlantic, a bluff over the Bells River where the Patriot War once camped, brand-new construction with a marsh boardwalk, and the villa fabric inside the Plantation's gates. Two live listings from each. (Amelia National and the Plantation's club side live in the golf guide.)

Crane Island

Fernandina Beach · Amelia River

Crane Island is the region's most deliberate luxury address: a private 185-acre island on the Intracoastal, reached by its own bridge, entitled for 169 homes but intentionally platted at just 113 — a Southern Living Inspired Community (it hosted the 2019 Idea House) of coastal-Lowcountry customs with over 3,500 feet of waterway frontage. The River House — infinity pool, fire pits, oyster station — serves as the island's living room.

For Sale

52 Wallan Court

Fernandina Beach, FL 32034

5 bd · 4.5 ba · 4,693 sq ft

$4,900,000Est. $26,080/mo

Listing Office: berkshire hathaway home services heymann williams

For Sale

79 Old Well Road

Fernandina Beach, FL 32034

5 bd · 3.5 ba · 3,235 sq ft

$2,895,000Est. $15,408/mo

Listing Office: one sotheby's international realty

For boaters it's genuinely new inventory in a market that has almost none: 29 slips plus a day dock and private powered lifts on deep water. Developer homesites are down to a short list, so resale is fast becoming the only way in. Finished homes generally run $2M–$4M, with marquee riverfront properties well beyond.

See all 4 Crane Island homes for sale →

Oyster Bay Harbour

Fernandina Beach · Intracoastal (mainland)

Oyster Bay Harbour is the rare Nassau community where the yacht club, not a golf course, is the social center: a gated, 900-acre marsh-front community from 1995 whose private Oyster Bay Yacht Club (pool, fitness, bar and grill, weekly member events) anchors a 76-slip deep-water marina taking boats to 65 feet — with no bridges, locks, or jetties between your slip and the open Atlantic, about 15 minutes out.

For Sale

96133 Oyster Bay Drive

Fernandina Beach, FL 32034

3 bd · 3.5 ba · 3,250 sq ft

$1,175,000Est. $6,254/mo

Listing Office: keller williams southeastern partners

96582 Bay View Drive, Fernandina Beach, FL 32034

For Sale

Land

96582 Bay View Drive

Fernandina Beach, FL 32034

0 bd · 0 ba

$250,000Est. $1,331/mo

Listing Office: florida homes realty & mtg llc

The housing fabric splits two ways: roughly 94 large custom homesites (Watson, Haven, Arthur Rutenberg and others across three decades, with New Atlantic and Riverside building newer phases) and about 98 villas and condos with marsh and estuary views — which is why actives here range from the mid-$200s (villas) to nearly $1M.

See all 4 Oyster Bay Harbour homes for sale →

Waterman's Bluff

Yulee · Bells River

Waterman's Bluff occupies ground with a story: the bluff over the Bells River where Eleazar Waterman's 19th-century plantation stood, and where American Patriot War forces camped in 1813 for the commanding river views — there's a historical marker to prove it. Today it's a slow-grown gated community of 142 homesites across 72 acres: Lowcountry homes with deep porches from multiple custom builders over two decades, John Merrill Homes building the newest.

Lot 102 Grandview Manor, Yulee, FL 32097

For Sale

Land

Lot 102 Grandview Manor

Yulee, FL 32097

0 bd · 0 ba

$149,900Est. $798/mo

Listing Office: century 21 miller elite llc

For Sale

Land

28886 Grandview Manor

Yulee, FL 32097

0 bd · 0 ba

$275,000Est. $1,464/mo

Listing Office: re/max specialists pv

The amenities are water-first — private beach and boat ramp, tidal community dock with kayak launch, a three-acre freshwater lake — and only a handful of homesites remain. It's timeless-Southern rather than production-tract: full-size lots, fishing light, and marsh views at prices that top out around the $800s.

See all 10 Waterman's Bluff homes for sale →

Sandy Bluff

Yulee · Bells River marsh

Sandy Bluff is the newest gate in the county — SEDA New Homes' 100 estate-sized homesites on a 25-foot bluff above the Bells River marsh, newly selling with a combination that's genuinely rare: one builder, a gate, NO CDD fee, and six true riverfront lots with 200–300-foot depths. Every plan (roughly 2,100–3,500+ sq ft) comes with a third-car garage, on lots sized for pools under old oaks and palms.

For Sale

331 Sandy Bluff Drive 0078

Yulee, FL 32097

3 bd · 2.5 ba · 2,531 sq ft

$584,900Est. $3,113/mo

Listing Office: monogram realty inc

The signature amenity is the marsh itself: a pathway from the bluff down to a 250-foot boardwalk ending in a 900 sq ft viewing vista at the river's edge, plus a five-acre park with pickleball, a pavilion, and a fenced dog park. New construction runs from the $500s to $1M+ — sub-$1M new homes with real water is a needle almost nothing else in the region threads.

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The island's gated villas (Plantation & Summer Beach)

Amelia Island · oceanside

The island's most attainable gated living is its villa fabric. Inside Amelia Island Plantation's 1,340 gated acres, Beachwood Villas offers elevator-building flats and townhouses with three private pools and a secluded beach cove — popular in the rental pool — while the Dunes Club Villas are the pinnacle: ~3,200 sq ft oceanfront villas with private-elevator-key access, and the last villas ever built inside the Plantation, so supply is permanently capped.

For Sale

4800 Amelia Island Parkway B-103

Fernandina Beach, FL 32034

2 bd · 2 ba · 1,173 sq ft

$1,100,000Est. $5,855/mo

Listing Office: century 21 miller elite llc

For Sale

2001 Beach Wood Road

Fernandina Beach, FL 32034

3 bd · 3.5 ba · 1,690 sq ft

$895,000Est. $4,764/mo

Listing Office: amelia island real estate services

Between the Ritz-Carlton and the Omni, the gated Amelia Surf & Racquet Club adds classic oceanfront condo living — two oceanfront pools, clay tennis, private walkover — with heavy vacation-rental use. Across all three, the buyer's homework is the same: rental rules, association reserves, and what "club access" does and doesn't come with the deed. Villas run from the $400s to nearly $3M at the Dunes Club.

See all 5 The island's gated villas homes for sale →

The club gates, covered in the golf guide

Amelia National (the county's bundled country club) and Amelia Island Plantation's club side — Long Point, Oak Marsh, and what membership does and doesn't come with a deed — are compared in depth in the Amelia Island golf guide. Del Webb Wildlight's gate lives in the 55+ hub.

Amelia Island golf communities 55+ communities guide

How they compare

	Crane Island	Oyster Bay Harbour	Waterman's Bluff	Sandy Bluff	The island's gated villas
Gate	Private island + bridge	Gated entrance	Gated entrance	Gated entrance	Plantation / community gates
Era / builders	2018+ · Riverside + customs	1995+ · custom roster	~2001+ · customs, John Merrill	New — SEDA (sole builder)	1970s–90s villa stock
Water story	29 slips + lifts, Intracoastal	76 deep-water slips, no bridges to ocean	Boat ramp + tidal dock, Bells River	250-ft marsh boardwalk, 6 riverfront lots	Oceanfront pools + beach coves
CDD?	No	No	No	No	Association dues
Typical range	$2M–$4M+	Mid-$200s–$1M	To the $800s	$500s–$1M+	$400s–$2.9M
Standout	113 lots on a 185-acre private island	Yacht club as the social center	1813 Patriot War bluff + history marker	New + gated + water, no CDD	Capped-supply oceanfront villas

Price ranges reflect current active listings and shift with inventory. Community rules, fees, and amenity details are the HOA’s (or club’s) to change — verify current terms before you rely on them.

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More gated community guides: St. Johns County · Jacksonville · Ponte Vedra Beach

Gated communities with homes for sale right now

Live from the MLS — community names as their listings report them, so large communities can appear as more than one section or phase. Counts are the homes matching this guide’s criteria; each link opens the community’s full page, which usually carries more.

Amelia National

5 actives · from $595,000

Cottages at Stoney Creek

7 actives · from $249,900

Del Webb Wildlight

6 actives · from $368,000

Beachwood Villas

2 actives · from $484,000

Crane Island

3 actives · from $2.5M

Watermans Bluff

3 actives · from $649,900

All gated communities with current listings (35)

Sandcastle Condo (3) · Ship Watch (3) · Club Villas (2) · Tributary (2) · Marsh Creek (2) · Marsh View (1) · Ocean Club Drive (1) · Ocean Place Condo (1) · Oceanside (1) · Oyster Bay Harbors (1) · Oyster Bay Harbours (1) · Sandy Bluff (1) · Sandy Ridge (1) · Seaside Retreat (1) · Sheffield Bluff (1) · The Palms At Amelia (1) · The Villas At Summer Beach (1) · Amelia Island (1) · Windsong (1) · Amelia Surf & Racque (1) · Amelia Walk (1) · Beach Walker Village (1) · Beach Walker Villas (1) · Beachwalker (1) · Beachwood Village (1) · Blackrock Hammock (1) · Enclave At Summer Beach (1) · Long Point (1) · Marsh Creek Cc (1)

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Frequently asked questions

What is the most exclusive gated community on Amelia Island?

Crane Island — a private 185-acre island reached by its own bridge, deliberately platted at just 113 homesites (it was entitled for 169), with Southern Living-caliber coastal architecture, a riverfront River House clubhouse, and new deep-water slips on the Intracoastal. Finished homes generally run $2M–$4M and up.

Which Nassau County gated communities have boat access?

Three genuinely deliver: Oyster Bay Harbour's marina has 76 deep-water slips (boats to 65 feet) with no bridges between you and the ocean — about 15 minutes out; Crane Island adds new slips and private lifts on the Intracoastal; and Waterman's Bluff has a private boat ramp and tidal dock on the Bells River.

Are there affordable gated communities near Amelia Island?

The mainland is where the value is: Sandy Bluff in Yulee is brand-new construction from the $500s behind a gate with no CDD fee — including a 250-foot marsh boardwalk to the Bells River — and Waterman's Bluff offers Lowcountry customs on large lots. On the island, the gated villa communities inside Amelia Island Plantation start well below single-family prices.

Is Amelia Island Plantation gated?

Yes — the whole 1,340-acre Plantation sits behind gates, including villa communities like Beachwood Villas and the Dunes Club Villas (the last villas ever built inside, so supply is permanently capped). The club-and-golf side of the Plantation — what membership does and doesn't come with a deed — is covered in the Amelia Island golf guide.

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