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Bishop Selwyn Village
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Retirement living · Spreydon, Christchurch

Bishop Selwyn Village

Ucg Bishop Selwyn Limited · Spreydon, Christchurch · independent villas + serviced studios + residential care for life
Life Score
73
Strong
Capital Back
33
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The village

Life here

Bishop Selwyn Village has been a cornerstone of the Spreydon neighbourhood for over 25 years, offering the freedom of independent living with exceptional care on hand when you need it. Residents enjoy a secure, quiet environment with a homely community feel, supported by The Selwyn Way—a guiding framework that puts the whole person at the heart of everything the village does. Whether you're in a spacious villa with a garden courtyard or a serviced studio, you're part of a vibrant community that celebrates connection, care and engagement in life.

Your home

Living options

Independent & Assisted Living

Stylish, practical and spacious apartments and villas designed for privacy while remaining an integral part of the village community.

✓ 29 Villas (1 or 2 bedroom with open-plan living)
✓ Modern kitchens and garden courtyards
✓ Most villas have internal access garages
✓ 15 Care Studios (serviced)
✓ Studio apartments available
Living options
A day in the life

What living here is actually like

A rich calendar of activities and social connection

Village Life & Engagement

The village offers a comprehensive activities programme with something for everyone, from organised entertainment and social outings to arts, crafts and exercise classes. Residents gather for resident dinners, bar happy hours, quizzes, cards and board games, bingo, and shopping trips. Chaplaincy services provide spiritual and pastoral support across the community, with weekly worship services and opportunities for reflection according to residents' preferences.

✓ Comprehensive activities programme
✓ Social outings and shopping trips
✓ Arts and crafts classes
✓ Exercise classes
✓ Organised entertainment and bingo
✓ Resident dinners and bar happy hours
✓ Chaplaincy services and weekly worship
✓ Hairdresser by appointment
✓ Village van access
Always something on
On your doorstep

Facilities & services

Hairdresser
Bar
Dining facilities
Village van
Emergency call system
Secure, lockable units
On-site 24-hour staff
Two purpose-built care homes
Memory support household
Dementia day services
Peace of mind

Care for life, on site

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

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

Setting & neighbourhood

Bishop Selwyn Village is located at 350 Selwyn Street in Spreydon, Christchurch, a well-established neighbourhood with excellent proximity to local amenities. Residents enjoy being close to Hagley Park, cafes, shopping centres, Christchurch Hospital, the library and the bowling club. The village's location offers the best of both worlds—a secure, quiet environment with easy access to the wider 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
33
Capital-unfriendly · #413 of 520
Better than 21% 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
~164 days
median, from 12 recent resales
Fees after you leave
Continue
charged until the unit resells
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How the 33 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%
164 days across recent resales.
84
Fees stop when you leave Weekly fees on exit — weighted 15%
Fees continue until the unit resells.
0
Interest if repayment is slow Interest on delayed capital — weighted 10%
No interest on delayed repayment.
0
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 3 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

~164 days median

Your capital is repaid once the unit is re-licensed to a new resident. (Operator-stated average: 203.5 days.)

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

Watch this

Weekly fees continue until the unit resells.

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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