Northhaven Retirement Village
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Retirement living · Red Beach, Rodney

Northhaven Retirement Village

BUPA Retirement Villages Limited · Red Beach, Whangaparaoa Peninsula · independent apartments + on-site care home
Life Score
77
Strong
Capital Back
35
the money ↓
See what life here is like — then weigh what it means for your family further down.
The village

Life here

Nestled on the Whangaparaoa Peninsula, Northhaven combines apartment living with genuine community. Just a short drive from Red Beach and Whangaparaoa Golf Course, yet half an hour from Auckland city, residents enjoy both peace and easy access to amenities. The village's 27 stylish one and two-bedroom apartments are designed for low-maintenance living, and with an on-site care home offering hospital and specialist dementia care, your future support is already here. Residents like Pam and Anne speak of making great friends and finding something to smile about every day.

Your home

Living options

Apartment Living

Stylish, economical one and two-bedroom apartments with open-plan design and modern finishes. Lock-up-and-leave convenience with all the comfort of home.

One-bedroom apartments (42 m²) from $545,000
Two-bedroom apartments (68 m²) from $725,000
Modern kitchen with quality appliances
Open-plan lounge and dining
Ensuite bathroom
Heat pump/air conditioning
Double-glazed windows
24/7 emergency call system
Garages available
Small pets welcome with permission
Living options
A day in the life

What living here is actually like

Life at Northhaven is social, active and relaxed.

Community & Activities

The village buzzes with organised entertainment, social gatherings and wellness activities. From movie nights and bingo to exercise classes and organised outings, there's always something happening. Residents enjoy the community centre, library, cinema and workshop, plus regular resident dinners and bar happy hours.

Community centre and lounge
Library
Cinema
Workshop/Men's Shed
Billiards/pool table
Piano
Arts & crafts
Cards & board games
Exercise classes
Organised entertainment and quizzes
Bingo and movie nights
Shopping trips and social outings
Resident dinners and bar happy hours
Hairdresser and beauty salon
BBQ area
Village van transport
Always something on
On your doorstep

Facilities & services

Community Centre
Library
Cinema
Workshop/Men's Shed
Billiards/Pool Table
Dining Room
Bar
Piano
Hairdresser
Beauty Salon
BBQ Area
Lock-up Storage
Wellness Clinic
Village Transport
Security Patrols
Peace of mind

Care for life, on site

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

IndependentHospitalSecure dementia
✓ 24/7 emergency call system · Health clinic · Doctor available for appointments · Physiotherapy available for appointments · In-home personal assistance (showering/grooming)
Care and community
Where it is

Setting & neighbourhood

Northhaven sits on the Whangaparaoa Peninsula in Red Beach, just four minutes' drive to Silverdale Mall and eight minutes to the beach. A bus stop right outside the village provides easy access further afield. The location offers the best of both worlds: a peaceful, semi-rural setting with quick access to shopping, restaurants, bowling alleys, golf, and—within half an hour—Auckland city centre. The village is adjacent to Bupa's Northhaven Care Home, ensuring continuity of care if needs change.

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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
35
Below average · #399 of 520
Better than 23% of NZ villages — yet the market median is just 46. The sector is tough.
Deferred fee
28%
charged on your entry price
Your share of capital gain
0%
operator keeps 100% of any uplift
Time to get capital back
~704 days
median, from 2 recent resales
Fees after you leave
Stop
good — many villages keep charging
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How the 35 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%
28% deferred fee — lower is better.
30
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%
704 days across recent resales.
4
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

28%

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

~704 days median

Your capital is repaid once the unit is re-licensed to a new resident. (Operator-stated average: 704 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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