Remuera Retirement Village
photos: operator / Village Guide
Retirement living · Remuera, Auckland City

Remuera Retirement Village

BUPA Retirement Villages Limited · in the heart of Meadowbank · independent villas + care home on site
Life Score
91
Exceptional
Capital Back
49
the money ↓
See what life here is like — then weigh what it means for your family further down.
The village

Life here

Remuera Retirement Village sits peacefully in Meadowbank, a tight-knit community of just 27 low-maintenance villas set in cottage gardens. You maintain independent living while being part of something social—the community lounge, big-screen television, and regular events like morning teas, happy hours, gardening, and bus trips mean connection is always there if you want it. With a care home on site offering rest home and hospital-level care, you can age in place with confidence.

Your home

Living options

Villa Living

Low-maintenance homes in a secure, relaxed, and social setting. Villas are rarely available for long.

Freestanding villas
2–3 bedroom options
Around 107m² (example: Villa 21)
Cottage garden setting
Secure, low-maintenance living
Living options
A day in the life

What living here is actually like

Village life is entirely up to you.

Activities & Community

A range of activities and entertainment events offer chances to mingle with like-minded people or enjoy quiet time. Morning teas, happy hours, gardening, bus trips, and social gatherings happen regularly.

Community lounge
Big-screen television
Library
Morning teas & happy hours
Gardening activities
Bus trips
Social activities & entertainment events
Always something on
On your doorstep

Facilities & services

Community lounge
Library
Big-screen television
Secure grounds
Cottage gardens
Peace of mind

Care for life, on site

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

IndependentRest homeHospital
✓ 24-hour emergency call system · On-site care home (Bupa Remuera Care Home)
Care and community
Where it is

Setting & neighbourhood

Remuera Retirement Village is located in the heart of Meadowbank, a peaceful neighbourhood in Auckland. The village sits amongst cottage gardens in a secure, relaxed setting, offering residents a quiet residential environment while remaining accessible to local amenities and services.

Interested?

Like the look of Remuera?

Get the brochure, current pricing and availability, or book a look around — sent straight to you. No pressure, and we'll never pass your details to the village without asking.

We only use this to send you village info. Independent — no operator pays to be listed.
✓ On its way

We'll email the details shortly.
Want a second opinion on the contract too? Get independent advice →

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
49
Around average · #209 of 520
Better than 60% 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
not enough resales disclosed
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.
⚖ Get independent advice →
How the 49 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
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.

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.
Have someone independent read it first

We'll connect you with a retirement-village review lawyer or independent financial adviser — no operator pays to be here.

Request an ORA review → Talk to a financial adviser