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Ashwood Park
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Retirement living · Springlands, Blenheim Central

Ashwood Park

Ashwood Park Retirement Village (2012) Limited · Springlands, Blenheim · independent villas + assisted living + rest home & dementia care in a five-acre garden setting
Life Score
90
Exceptional
Capital Back
61
the money ↓
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The village

Life here

Nestled in nearly five acres of award-winning gardens in Blenheim's Springlands suburb, Ashwood Park captures Marlborough's wonderful sunshine through thoughtfully designed homes positioned for light and views of nature. Just 18 independent villas sit alongside assisted living and rest home options, creating a tight-knit community where residents enjoy delightful walkways, organised activities and day trips to places like Picton and Kaikoura. With a supermarket and shopping mall across the road, the Springlands Bowling Club next door, and a strong emphasis on 'life your way', Ashwood Park offers companionship, support and plenty to do as your needs change.

Your home

Living options

Accommodation Options

Ashwood Park offers three levels of living, from independent lock-and-leave convenience to full residential care.

✓ Independent Villas: 18 architecturally designed two-bedroom homes (70 sqm including balcony), single garage with internal access, open-plan kitchen and dining, patio
✓ Serviced Apartments: one and studio bedroom options with day-to-day living support
✓ Care Rooms: standard and premium rest home rooms, plus purpose-built dementia care household with 26 single rooms and ensuites
Living options
A day in the life

What living here is actually like

Life at Ashwood Park revolves around community, activity and connection.

Activities & Community

Residents enjoy a full calendar of organised activities, picnics and monthly excursions to interesting destinations. The village sits beside the Springlands Bowling Club and near beautiful local walkways, with convenient access to shopping, cafés and leisure facilities.

✓ BBQ and entertaining area
✓ Cinema and large-screen movie theatre
✓ Hair salon and beauty salon
✓ Arts & crafts, cards & board games
✓ Exercise classes
✓ Lawn bowls
✓ Monthly villa residents happy hour
✓ Monthly excursions (Picton, Kaikoura)
✓ Cycling without age
✓ Piano, library, shared gardens
✓ Van outings and activities
Always something on
On your doorstep

Facilities & services

BBQ and entertaining area
Cinema and large-screen movie theatre
Hair salon and beauty salon
Fully-equipped communal kitchen
Dining room
Lounge with large-screen TV
Library
Piano
Shared gardens and maintained lawns
Walkways and park areas
Emergency call system in units
Village van for outings
Peace of mind

Care for life, on site

If your health changes, you won't have to leave the place you know. Ashwood Park offers these levels of care on site:

Independent→Serviced→Rest home→Hospital→Secure dementia
✓ Registered nurse · Physiotherapy · Podiatry · Meal deliveries · Housekeeping
Care and community
Where it is

Setting & neighbourhood

Ashwood Park is located in the Blenheim suburb of Springlands, surrounded by greenery and birdlife within nearly five acres of award-winning gardens. The property sits at the edge of Murphy's Creek with beautiful walkways and park areas. Residents enjoy convenient access to a supermarket and shopping mall directly opposite, the Springlands Bowling Club right next door, and Speight's Ale House just a minute's walk away. The village is close to local shops, medical centre, and recreational facilities, making it easy to stay connected to the community.

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Now the practical part

The money — what comes back to your family

You've seen why you'd love it. This is the part most families only discover at the exit statement — so we put it in plain sight. Every figure is from the village's own filed Disclosure Statement.

Capital Back score
61
Above average · #35 of 520
Better than 93% of NZ villages — yet the market median is just 46. The sector is tough.
Deferred fee
30%
charged on your entry price
Your share of capital gain
0%
operator keeps 100% of any uplift
Time to get capital back
~100 days
median, from 15 recent resales
Fees after you leave
Stop
good — many villages keep charging
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How the 61 is built

Nothing hidden — every component

The Capital Back score is a transparent weighting of five filed terms — you can see exactly where this village wins and loses.

Move-in fee you don't get back Deferred Management Fee — weighted 30%
30% deferred fee — lower is better.
25
Share of capital growth Capital gain to resident — weighted 15%
0% — the operator keeps any resale uplift.
0
Speed your capital returns Median resale time — weighted 30%
100 days across recent resales.
94
Fees stop when you leave Weekly fees on exit — weighted 15%
Charges end on vacancy.
100
Interest if repayment is slow Interest on delayed capital — weighted 10%
Interest is payable if capital is returned late.
100
The filed terms, in plain English

What the Disclosure Statement actually says

Every operator uses different words for the same thing — we normalise them so you can compare like with like.

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Deferred Management Fee

30%

Accrues over your first 4 years, charged on the entry price.

Market: median 30%; only 16% of villages charge under 25%.
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Capital gain

0% to the resident

Any increase in the licence value at resale is kept entirely by the operator.

Market: just 8% of NZ villages share any capital gain.
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How fast your capital comes back

~100 days median

Your capital is repaid once the unit is re-licensed to a new resident. (Operator-stated average: 104 days.)

Market: median 154 days; 21 villages still average over a year.
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Fees & interest on exit

Resident-friendly

Weekly fees stop when you vacate, and interest is payable if your capital is returned late.

Market: 220 of 520 villages keep charging weekly fees after you've gone.
Before you sign the ORA

The reckoning usually arrives too late

  • You're buying a licence to occupy, not the home — you can't sell, rent or borrow against it.
  • A large deferred fee is gone within a few years, whatever the unit later sells for.
  • Your family carries the risk of how long resale takes — and the operator's ability to pay.
  • None of this is hidden — it's all in the Disclosure Statement most people sign without reading.
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