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Nazareth Retirement Village
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Retirement living · Sydenham, Christchurch

Nazareth Retirement Village

Sydenham, Christchurch · independent villas + rest home & hospital care
Life Score
79
Strong
Capital Back
55
the money ↓
See what life here is like — then weigh what it means for your family further down.
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The village

Life here

Nestled in Sydenham, Christchurch, Nazareth Retirement Village is a state-of-the-art co-located community founded by the Sisters of Nazareth. The 65 architecturally designed independent villas sit within close reach of a full residential aged care facility, chapel, cinema, café and marketplace—creating a vibrant hub where residents enjoy both autonomy and seamless access to care when needed. Life here reflects The Nazareth Way: a philosophy centred on love, patience, compassion, respect, justice and hospitality that shapes everything from daily activities to spiritual support.

Your home

Living options

Independent Villas

Modern, architecturally designed homes offering comfort and tranquility in a park-like setting.

✓ 65 villas total
✓ 2, 2+study, or 3 bedrooms
✓ 2 en-suite bathrooms
✓ Spacious interior–exterior flow to patio
✓ Underfloor heating in bathrooms
✓ Single garage
✓ From $659,000
Living options
A day in the life

What living here is actually like

The community centre is the vibrant heart of village life, surrounded by organised activities, social connection and wellness opportunities.

Activities & Community

Residents enjoy a rich calendar of entertainment, exercise, creative pursuits and social outings. The marketplace includes a hospitality lounge for day programs, gift shop, hairdressing salon and cinema. Regular organised entertainment, resident dinners, fortnightly van trips and outdoor bowls at nearby Sydenham Park keep the community engaged.

✓ Exercise classes & gym
✓ Cinema room & movie nights
✓ Arts and crafts
✓ Village choir
✓ Walking group
✓ Cards, board games & quizzes
✓ Men's shed
✓ Library
✓ Barbecue area
✓ Bar happy hours
✓ Petanque & pool table
✓ Housie
✓ Chapel with Mass & multi-faith services
✓ Café & communal dining
Always something on
On your doorstep

Facilities & services

Community Centre
Gym
Cinema room
Chapel
Café
Marketplace with hospitality lounge
Gift shop
Hairdressing salon
Consulting suite
Communal lounge
Barbecue area
Library
Men's shed
Pool table
Outdoor bowls access
Security patrols
Emergency call system
Security cameras
Locked gates (night)
Peace of mind

Care for life, on site

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

Independent→Rest home→Hospital
✓ Doctor available for appointments · Podiatrist available for appointments · Emergency call system monitoring · Pastoral care · Respite care
Care and community
Where it is

Setting & neighbourhood

Nazareth Retirement Village is located at 220 Brougham Street in Sydenham, Christchurch, in the heart of the city. The community occupies a peaceful, park-like setting with beautiful grounds that emanate calm and tranquility. The co-located design means independent villa residents live in close proximity to the residential aged care facility, chapel, and full range of village amenities—creating a seamless continuum of care and community life.

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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
55
Above average · #115 of 520
Better than 78% 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
~220 days
median, from 7 recent resales
Fees after you leave
Stop
good — many villages keep charging
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How the 55 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%
220 days across recent resales.
76
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.

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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

~220 days median

Your capital is repaid once the unit is re-licensed to a new resident. (Operator-stated average: 260 days.)

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