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The Boulevard Lifestyle Village
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Retirement living · Rolleston, Selwyn

The Boulevard Lifestyle Village

The Boulevard 2016 Limited · Rolleston · independent villas on 6 hectares · over 55s community
Life Score
52
Good
Capital Back
51
the money ↓
See what life here is like — then weigh what it means for your family further down.
The Boulevard Lifestyle Village
The village

Life here

The Boulevard sits on approximately 6 hectares of north-facing land in Rolleston, just five minutes from the town's growing hub of shops and cafes. Architecturally designed villas range from 108m² to 180m², available in two or three bedrooms with a variety of styles and colours. Residents enjoy a community lodge with café, dining room, gym, library, and bar, plus landscaped gardens, walking paths, a putting green, swimming pool and spa—creating a peaceful, connected lifestyle second-to-none.

Your home

Living options

Independent Villas

Architecturally designed homes in a range of configurations and sizes, each offering a touch of uniqueness and individuality.

✓ 2 or 3 bedroom villas
✓ 108m² to 180m² floor plans
✓ Variety of styles and colours
✓ North-facing land with established neighbourhood setting
A day in the life

What living here is actually like

Life at The Boulevard centres on the community lodge and landscaped grounds.

Community & Amenities

A social hub designed for residents and visiting families, with indoor and outdoor spaces for relaxation, dining, and connection.

✓ Café and dining room
✓ Lounge with large screen TV for movies and sporting events
✓ Bar and beautician
✓ Gym and library with computer room
✓ Meeting room for private functions and celebrations
✓ Swimming pool and spa
✓ Community gardens with raised planter beds
✓ Putting green and walking paths
✓ Landscaped, sheltered patio areas for summer barbeques
On your doorstep

Facilities & services

Community lodge
Café and dining room
Lounge with entertainment
Bar
Beautician
Gym
Library and computer room
Meeting room
Swimming pool
Spa
Community gardens
Putting green
Walking paths
Patio areas
Peace of mind

Care for life, on site

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

Independent
Where it is

Setting & neighbourhood

The Boulevard is conveniently located on approximately 6 hectares of north-facing land in Rolleston, Selwyn, Canterbury. Just five minutes from Rolleston's rapidly growing hub of shops and cafes, the village is surrounded by some of the area's most established and prestigious homes. Christchurch and surrounding townships are easily accessible, making it an ideal location for those seeking both community connection and convenient access to wider amenities.

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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
51
Around average · #158 of 520
Better than 70% of NZ villages — yet the market median is just 46. The sector is tough.
Deferred fee
25%
charged on your entry price
Your share of capital gain
0%
operator keeps 100% of any uplift
Time to get capital back
~35.5 days
median, from 4 recent resales
Fees after you leave
Continue
charged until the unit resells
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How the 51 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%
25% deferred fee — lower is better.
38
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%
35.5 days across recent resales.
100
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%
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

25%

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

~35.5 days median

Your capital is repaid once the unit is re-licensed to a new resident. (Operator-stated average: 42 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, 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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