Waters Edge at Lake Nona is a neighborhood in southeast Orlando, in the 32827 zip code, built mostly in the 2010s. Homes are block and stucco. Most homes fall between about 1,400 and 3,300 square feet under air, and the median lot is about an eighth of an acre.
Homes here carry an HOA, billed quarterly, typically around $670. Confirm the figure on a specific parcel before relying on it.
What Waters Edge at Lake Nona is, and who it suits
Waters Edge is a gated neighborhood inside Northlake Park, on the shore of Lake Nona itself. Lake Nona's developer describes single-family homes and townhomes alongside a waterfront park with a boat dock and boat storage. That is the reason to buy here: access to the lake and a place to keep a boat without paying for a lakefront lot. Ask the HOA how boat storage spaces are assigned before counting on one.
Most homes are not on the water themselves; only a small share of recent sales were. About four in ten sales are townhomes, and private pools are rare. Listings here consistently describe a neighborhood pool and clubhouse, a boat ramp and fishing pier, and a Northlake Park YMCA family membership included in the HOA. Confirm what the fee covers for the specific home.
The gate and the lake access cost more each month than the rest of Northlake Park. A buyer who will use the boat ramp gets real value from that. A buyer who will not is paying for amenities they will rarely touch.
A strong fit for buyers who want lake access for a boat, kayak or paddleboard without paying for a lakefront lot; buyers who want a gate around an established neighborhood; and families who will use the YMCA.
A weaker fit for buyers who want a home directly on the water, since few homes here are; buyers who want new construction; and buyers who want a lower HOA in the same part of Lake Nona, who should look at the rest of Northlake Park.
What the homes are
Built Mostly built in the 2010s, with homes from 2006 to 2019.
Construction Block and stucco. Shingle roofs are near universal.
Size Most homes fall between about 1,400 and 3,300 square feet under air.
Bedrooms Four bedrooms is the most common plan, then three, then five.
Lot The median lot is about an eighth of an acre.
HOA Billed quarterly, typically around $670. Confirm on a specific parcel before relying on it.
Where Waters Edge at Lake Nona is
Waters Edge at Lake Nona, centered at 28.419894, -81.274788. Drag to explore.
Drive times below are measured on the road network from the center of Waters Edge at Lake Nona, not straight-line distance, in free-flowing traffic. Treat them as the floor rather than the school-run average.
Driving to
Time
Miles
Downtown Orlando
26 min
19.7
Walt Disney World
31 min
25.5
Orlando International Airport
14 min
7.4
Universal Orlando
30 min
20.9
Public schools nearby
Northlake Park Community School 5 min, 1.2 mi
Village Park Elementary 16 min, 7.4 mi
Sun Blaze Elementary School 11 min, 4.2 mi
Lake Nona High School 14 min, 5.7 mi
Private schools nearby
AF Academy 1 min, 0.1 mi
Orlando academy 1 min, 0.1 mi
Nona Park Montessori School 4 min, 1.6 mi
Parks and recreation
McCoy Community Park 1 min, 0.2 mi
East Lake Park 10 min, 3.9 mi
Jubilee Dog Park 11 min, 5.2 mi
Lake District Dog Park 11 min, 4.5 mi
Groceries and errands
CIBO Express Gourmet Markets 17 min, 9.6 mi
Publix Super Market at Cornerstone at Lake Hart 8 min, 3.5 mi
Main Street Market 19 min, 9.7 mi
Wild Fork Meat & Seafood Market, Lake Nona 13 min, 5.0 mi
Nearest is not the same as zoned. The schools above are the closest ones to Waters Edge at Lake Nona by distance. School attendance zones are set by the district, change from year to year, and can differ street to street inside one neighborhood. Confirm the assignment for a specific address with Orange County Public Schools before it matters to a decision.
Places and drive times from Google, checked 2 September 2026. Businesses open and close; if something here has changed, tell me and I will correct it.
This page tracks what homes in Waters Edge at Lake Nona actually sold for over the last twelve months, how long they took, and what moved the price. It is built from 19 verified closed sales in the Stellar MLS feed, not from public estimates. Every figure is a net-of-concessions number, which is explained at the bottom. Updated October 2026.
What homes sold for in Waters Edge at Lake Nona
$542,230Median sale price
$238Median per square foot
24 daysMedian days to contract
19Homes sold in 12 months
Sale prices ran from $300,800 to $1,055,000, which is a wide spread and the reason a single neighborhood median is a starting point rather than an answer.
By size
Home size
Sales
Median price
Median $/sq ft
Median days
Under 2,000 sq ft
9
$340,000
$238
34 days
2,000 to 3,000 sq ft
7
$682,000
$247
19 days
3,000 sq ft and up
3
$647,000
$199
46 days
A price per foot taken from the whole neighborhood should never be applied straight to one house.
Price cuts and time to contract
Median days to go under contract. Shorter is better.
Never reduced 10 sales, closed at 98.1% of asking9 days
Reduced at least once 9 sales, closed at 97.3% of the reduced price74 days
Sellers who held their number went under contract in a median 9 days. Sellers who had to reduce took 74 days and still closed at 97.3% of their already reduced price, after a typical cut of $20,000.
Seller concessions
37%Of sales included a seller credit
$16,770Typical credit when there was one
7 of 19Sales carrying a credit
A seller credit covers part of the buyer's closing costs and comes off the seller's proceeds, so the headline sale price overstates what the seller kept. Budget for it if you are selling, and ask for it if you are buying.
How buyers paid
Conventional 17 sales89%
Cash 1 sale5%
FHA 1 sale5%
Cash was 5% of purchases. A high cash share means a seller has buyers who do not depend on an appraisal, and a buyer using a loan is competing against offers that can close faster.
Questions about a specific home in Waters Edge at Lake Nona, or want to know what yours would sell for? Call or text Brenden Rendo at 407-616-9019 or send a message.
About this data. Source is the Stellar MLS feed for Waters Edge at Lake Nona in Lake Nona, Orange County, covering closed sales from 15 October 2025 through 10 October 2026, refreshed monthly and current as of October 2026. Prices are net of seller concessions, so they reflect what the seller actually received rather than the headline number. One record was excluded as an off-market transfer rather than an open market sale. Data believed accurate but not guaranteed; listings and closings change daily.
