Hugh Green Retirement Village
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Retirement living · Rosedale, North Shore

Hugh Green Retirement Village

BUPA Retirement Villages Limited · Albany, North Shore · 71 modern apartments + on-site rest home & hospital care
Life Score
86
Exceptional
Capital Back
54
the money ↓
See what life here is like — then weigh what it means for your family further down.
The village

Life here

Nestled in one of Auckland's most desirable suburbs, Hugh Green Retirement Village offers 71 stylish one and two bedroom apartments set among beautiful landscaped grounds. Residents here enjoy the freedom to be themselves—whether that's perfecting their golf swing, nurturing a thriving community garden, or simply savouring magnificent sunsets from a west-facing balcony. With an on-site care home, indoor pool, café, and a full calendar of social activities, this is apartment living with genuine connection and peace of mind.

Your home

Living options

Apartment Living

Modern, economical one and two bedroom apartments designed for a lock-up-and-leave lifestyle, with stylish finishes and practical layouts.

1 or 2 bedroom apartments (44–64 m²)
Well-designed modern kitchen
Open plan lounge and dining
Ensuite bathroom
Private balcony for entertaining
Heat pump/air conditioning
Double glazed windows
24/7 emergency call system
Fixed or variable fees available
Living options
A day in the life

What living here is actually like

You can be as social or relaxed as you like.

Life at Hugh Green

A vibrant community where residents enjoy daily activities, shared meals, and genuine friendships. From morning teas and happy hours in the large village lounge to organised entertainment and shopping trips, there's always something to make you smile.

Indoor swimming pool
Library and cinema
Community garden with vegetable plots
Gym and games/activity room
Café with delicious food
Dining room and bar
Hairdresser and beauty salon
Arts & crafts, cards & board games
Movie nights and resident dinners
Social outings and organised entertainment
Communal kitchen and BBQ area
Always something on
On your doorstep

Facilities & services

Indoor swimming pool
Gym
Library
Cinema
Community garden
Café and restaurant
Dining room
Bar
Hairdresser
Beauty salon
Games room
Billiards/pool table
Communal lounge
Wellness clinic
BBQ area
Peace of mind

Care for life, on site

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

IndependentRest homeHospitalSecure dementia
✓ 24/7 emergency alarm system · Health clinic · Meal deliveries · Housekeeping · Personal laundry service
Care and community
Where it is

Setting & neighbourhood

Hugh Green Retirement Village is located in Albany, one of Auckland's most desirable North Shore suburbs. The village sits on beautiful landscaped grounds with mature gardens, offering residents a peaceful, leafy setting while remaining close to local amenities and services. The community is known for its friendly, active atmosphere where residents pursue their passions—from golf to gardening—and build lasting friendships.

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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
54
Around average · #127 of 520
Better than 76% 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
~254 days
median, from 7 recent resales
Fees after you leave
Stop
good — many villages keep charging
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How the 54 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%
254 days across recent resales.
71
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%

Accrues over your first 2 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

~254 days median

Your capital is repaid once the unit is re-licensed to a new resident. (Operator-stated average: 404 days.)

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.
  • 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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