Miriam Corban Retirement Village
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Retirement living · Henderson, Waitakere

Miriam Corban Retirement Village

Miriam Corban Retirement Village Limited · Henderson, West Auckland · independent apartments + assisted living + rest home, hospital & dementia care
Life Score
91
Exceptional
Capital Back
47
the money ↓
See what life here is like — then weigh what it means for your family further down.
The village

Life here

Miriam Corban Village honours a remarkable West Auckland woman who championed community service and family values. Nestled on Lincoln Road in Henderson, the village brings together independent retirees and those needing care in one thriving neighbourhood. You'll find spacious, light-filled apartments and townhouses, a heated pool, cinema, café and bar—plus the reassurance that if your care needs change, a full spectrum of support is right here. It's retirement living where you can be as active or as supported as you need to be.

Your home

Living options

Independent & Assisted Living

Modern apartments and townhouses designed for the 70-plus person, with spacious open-plan layouts, double glazing, and seamless indoor-outdoor flow. Assisted-living serviced apartments add housekeeping, chef-prepared meals, and daily support.

Independent apartments (1–3 bedrooms, 52–109 m²)
Townhouses with modern finishes
Serviced apartments with kitchenette
Double glazing & contemporary kitchen/bathroom design
Covered patios or balconies
Living options
A day in the life

What living here is actually like

Village life centres on connection, activity and ease.

Community & Amenities

Residents enjoy a heated indoor swimming pool, spa, library, gym, cinema room, café with covered terrace, bar, hair and beauty salons, billiards room, bowling green and shop. Regular activities, chef-prepared meals and housekeeping support (for assisted-living residents) make daily life simpler and more social.

Indoor heated swimming pool & spa
Cinema room & library
Gym & bowling green
Café, bar & hair/beauty salons
Craft room & workshop
Chef-prepared seasonal meals
Housekeeping & maintenance included
Always something on
On your doorstep

Facilities & services

Indoor heated swimming pool
Spa pool
Gym
Cinema room
Library
Café with covered terrace
Bar
Hair salon
Beauty salon
Billiards room
Bowling green
Shop
Craft room
Workshop
Communal lounge
Dining areas
Peace of mind

Care for life, on site

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

IndependentServicedRest homeHospitalSecure dementia
✓ Rest home care · Hospital care · Specialist dementia care · Respite care · Chef-prepared meals
Care and community
Where it is

Setting & neighbourhood

Miriam Corban Village is conveniently situated on Lincoln Road in Henderson, West Auckland, close to two supermarkets, Waitakere Hospital, eateries and cafés, bus stops and motorway access. The village is near WestCity retail and entertainment hub, offering shopping and dining options. Two bus stops sit right outside the village, with easy motorway access to both Auckland CBD and the North Shore. The neighbourhood combines suburban peace with urban convenience.

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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
47
Around average · #228 of 520
Better than 56% 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
~180 days
median, from 13 recent resales
Fees after you leave
Stop
good — many villages keep charging
Before you sign, get independent eyes on the contract.An ORA-review lawyer or independent financial adviser — never paid by any operator — checks what it really means for your family.
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How the 47 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%
180 days across recent resales.
82
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%
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.

%

Deferred Management Fee

30%

Accrues over your first 2.5 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

~180 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.

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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