Parkside Village
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Retirement living · Hillsborough, Auckland City

Parkside Village

Metlifecare Retirement Villages Limited · Hillsborough · 15 minutes from Auckland Airport · independent living + aged care
Life Score
75
Strong
Capital Back
45
the money ↓
See what life here is like — then weigh what it means for your family further down.
The village

Life here

Nestled in Hillsborough with direct access to the leafy Monte Cecilia Park, Parkside Village is a warm and welcoming community designed for active retirement. Residents enjoy modern apartments and spacious villas alongside a bustling social calendar, from movie nights and resident dinners to exercise classes and organised entertainment. Whether you're swimming laps, bowling on the green, or enjoying café culture with friends, every day feels effortlessly rewarding in this established, secure community just 15 minutes from Auckland Airport.

Your home

Living options

Homes to suit your lifestyle

Choose from contemporary villas with their own gardens or conservatories, or brand-new apartments with park or harbour views. All independent living homes feature emergency call systems and modern kitchens.

One-bedroom apartments from $540,000
Two-bedroom apartments from $880,000
Three-bedroom apartments with sea views
One and two-bedroom villas with conservatories or gardens
Some villas accommodate a grand piano
Living options
A day in the life

What living here is actually like

Life at Parkside Village revolves around connection, wellness and discovery.

A vibrant social calendar

From the stunning lap pool and spa to the bowling green and outdoor pétanque court, there's always something inspiring to discover. The café, bar and lounge hospitality create natural gathering spaces, while a full calendar of activities—movie nights, resident dinners, soirées, exercise classes and guest speakers—keeps the community engaged and connected.

Indoor swimming pool and spa
Strength and wellness centre
Bowling green and pétanque court
Café, bar and lounge
Cinema room and library
Craft room and carpentry workshop
Movie nights, dinners and soirées
Exercise classes and organised entertainment
Cards, board games and snooker
Social outings and guest speakers
Always something on
On your doorstep

Facilities & services

Indoor swimming pool
Spa
Strength and wellness centre
Bowling green
Outdoor pétanque court
Café and bar
Lounge and communal areas
Cinema room
Library
Craft room
Carpentry workshop
Chapel
Hair salon
Convenience shop
Function room
Recreation room
Barbecue area
Village van
Bus stop at main gates
Peace of mind

Care for life, on site

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

IndependentRest homeHospitalSecure dementia
✓ Emergency call system · Housekeeping · Linen change · Personal laundry service · Meals
Care and community
Where it is

Setting & neighbourhood

Parkside Village sits in Hillsborough, just 15 minutes from Auckland Airport and in easy reach of the central city. The village enjoys a prime location beside Monte Cecilia Park, with residents enjoying direct access to its gorgeous established trees and walking paths. The neighbourhood offers urban convenience with a village atmosphere—a bus stop sits right outside the main gates, and the community is surrounded by lush, established gardens that create a peaceful, welcoming environment.

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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
45
Around average · #282 of 520
Better than 46% 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
~235 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 45 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%
235 days across recent resales.
74
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 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

~235 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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