Radius Elloughton Gardens
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Retirement living · Marchwiel, Timaru

Radius Elloughton Gardens

Elloughton Grange Village Limited · 10 minutes north of Timaru · rest home, hospital & respite care in 5 acres of parkland
Life Score
31
Basic
Capital Back
36
the money ↓
See what life here is like — then weigh what it means for your family further down.
The village

Life here

Radius Elloughton Gardens sits on 5 acres of manicured parkland and gardens in Marchwiel, just north of Timaru. The heart of the facility is a historic homestead built in 1893, steeped in South Canterbury history, where residents dine while enjoying sea and mountain views. The caring team fosters a family atmosphere, supported by a brand new hospital wing (opened 2017) and extensive grounds featuring three courtyards with entertainment and BBQ areas for residents, families and friends.

Your home

Living options

Living Options

Supported living and village living arrangements tailored to individual care needs.

Supported Living
Village Living
Living options
A day in the life

What living here is actually like

Daily life at Elloughton Gardens centres on connection and wellbeing.

Activities & Amenities

Residents enjoy an in-house activities program, regular outings and entertainment, hairdressing, beauty therapy and manicures. The historic homestead provides a distinctive dining venue with views, and WiFi keeps residents connected.

In-house activities program
Regular outings & entertainment
Hairdresser
Beauty therapy & manicures
WiFi
Three courtyards with BBQ areas
Dining in historic homestead
Always something on
On your doorstep

Facilities & services

Rest home care
Hospital care
Respite care
Palliative care
24-hour registered nurse cover
GP service on-site
Physiotherapy
Podiatry
Chaplaincy services
Extensive gardens and parkland
Historic homestead (1893)
Modern hospital wing (2017)
Peace of mind

Care for life, on site

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

Rest homeHospital
✓ Registered nurse (24-hour cover) · GP service · Physiotherapy · Podiatry · Chaplaincy services
Care and community
Where it is

Setting & neighbourhood

Radius Elloughton Gardens is located in Marchwiel, 10 minutes north of Timaru in South Canterbury. The facility sits on 5 acres of private gardens and parkland, creating a scenic, family-friendly environment. The centrepiece is a stately homestead originally built in 1893, offering residents a sense of heritage and belonging. The location provides convenient access to Timaru's amenities while maintaining a peaceful, rural setting.

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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
36
Below average · #384 of 520
Better than 26% 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
~90.5 days
median, from 4 recent resales
Fees after you leave
Continue
charged until the unit resells
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How the 36 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%
90.5 days across recent resales.
95
Fees stop when you leave Weekly fees on exit — weighted 15%
Fees continue until the unit resells.
0
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.

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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

~90.5 days median

Your capital is repaid once the unit is re-licensed to a new resident. (Operator-stated average: 88 days.)

Market: median 154 days; 21 villages still average over a year.
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Fees & interest on exit

Watch this

Weekly fees continue until the unit resells.

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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