Elderslea Village
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Retirement living · Elderslea, Upper Hutt

Elderslea Village

Oceania Village Company Limited · Upper Hutt · independent villas + rest home & hospital care
Life Score
63
Good
Capital Back
63
the money ↓
See what life here is like — then weigh what it means for your family further down.
The village

Life here

Nestled on a quiet street in the heart of Upper Hutt, Elderslea brings together retirement living and aged care in a warm, family-friendly setting. Whether you're enjoying your own two-bedroom villa with modern comforts, or receiving personalised care in one of the care suites, you'll find a community designed around your wellbeing. With easy access to motorways, buses and the train station, staying connected to friends, family and local life is effortless—and there's always something happening in the main lounge or peaceful courtyard.

Your home

Living options

Retirement Living

Brand-new, comfortable two-bedroom villas with open-plan living and modern amenities.

Two-bedroom villas
Modern kitchen
Spacious bathroom with easy-access shower
Generous storage space
Internal access garaging
Heat pump and air conditioning
Patio
SKY TV, phone and internet connections pre-installed
Smoke alarms
Living options
A day in the life

What living here is actually like

Stay active and engaged in ways that feel natural and meaningful.

Activities & Community

Elderslea supports the Five Ways to Wellbeing—connect, be active, take notice, keep learning and give—through a thoughtful activities programme and regular social events. Van trips take you out on new adventures, while on-site services like hairdressing and podiatry keep life convenient.

Van trips and social outings
Communal lounge and BBQ area
Exercise classes and movement sessions
Resident dinners and organised entertainment
Bar happy hours
On-site hairdresser
Chaplain visits and services
Free WiFi and audiobook library
I Love Music programme
Always something on
On your doorstep

Facilities & services

Communal lounge
Communal BBQ area
Courtyard
On-site hairdresser
Exercise classes
Van trips
Free WiFi
Audiobook library
Chaplaincy services
Peace of mind

Care for life, on site

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

IndependentRest homeHospitalSecure dementiaRespitePalliative/End of Life
✓ Registered nurse (24/7 on-site) · Physiotherapy · Podiatry · Hairdressing · Housekeeping
Care and community
Where it is

Setting & neighbourhood

Elderslea is located on Redwood Street in the heart of Upper Hutt, Wellington. The village enjoys an ideal location close to motorways, buses and the train station, making it easy for friends and family to visit and for residents to access local shops, cafes and community activities. Everything needed to stay active in the local community and participate in clubs or societies is easily accessible.

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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
63
Above average · #15 of 520
Better than 97% of NZ villages — yet the market median is just 46. The sector is tough.
Deferred fee
30%
~$186k on a $620k unit, over 3 years
Your share of capital gain
0%
operator keeps 100% of any uplift
Time to get capital back
~50 days
median, from 9 recent resales
Fees after you leave
Stop
good — many villages keep charging
7 years
Your estate receives
$434,000
Operator keeps (deferred fee)$186,000
Share of your $620,000 back70%
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How the 63 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%
50 days across recent resales.
100
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.

%

Deferred Management Fee

30% of $620,000 = ~$186,000

Accrues over your first 3 years, charged on the entry price.

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

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.

How fast your capital comes back

~50 days median

Your capital is repaid once the unit is re-licensed to a new resident.

Market: median 154 days; 21 villages still average over a year.

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.
  • Roughly $186,000 is gone in deferred fees within 3 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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