Summerset at Bishopscourt
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Retirement living · Wakari, Dunedin

Summerset at Bishopscourt

Summerset Villages (dunedin) Limited · Wakari, Dunedin · minutes from the city centre · independent living, serviced apartments + care centre
Life Score
84
Exceptional
Capital Back
52
the money ↓
See what life here is like — then weigh what it means for your family further down.
The village

Life here

Nestled in the leafy Wakari suburb, Summerset at Bishopscourt sits just minutes from Dunedin's heart—close enough to shops, restaurants and attractions, yet set in a peaceful neighbourhood near Roslyn village and Balmacewen Golf Club. Home to around 200 residents, the village hums with life: an on-site Activities Coordinator keeps the calendar full, the in-house kitchen serves fresh, seasonal, locally grown produce, and modern facilities from the bowling green to the indoor spa pool ensure there's always something to do. Whether you're sipping coffee in the café, enjoying a resident dinner, or heading out on an organised outing, living here means never feeling isolated—you're part of a vibrant community with the city at your doorstep.

Your home

Living options

Homes for Every Stage

Bright, modern accommodation designed for comfort and independence, with options to add support as needs change.

1–3 bedroom townhouses with open-plan living, contemporary kitchens, self-contained laundry, accessible bathrooms, outdoor patios and gardens
Apartments with balconies or patios
Serviced apartments with extra support
Care centre rooms (standard, premium, deluxe) for rest home and hospital-level care
Living options
A day in the life

What living here is actually like

An active, connected community with something for every interest.

Activities & Social Life

An on-site Activities Coordinator curates a full calendar of events, outings and entertainment. The village café, residents' bar, library, workshop and recreation spaces foster daily connection, while in-house catering celebrates fresh, seasonal, locally sourced food.

Organised outings and entertainment
Resident dinners and social events
Lawn bowls and all-weather bowling green
Exercise classes and fitness room
Arts and crafts, cards and board games
Bar happy hours
Library, piano, hair salon
Indoor spa pool
Café and residents' bar
Courtesy van for local trips
Always something on
On your doorstep

Facilities & services

Café
Residents' bar
Library
Hair salon
Exercise room
Indoor spa pool
All-weather bowling green
Resident workshop
Barbecue area
Lounge with large-screen TV
Piano
Pool table
Computer with internet access
Courtesy van
Peace of mind

Care for life, on site

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

IndependentServicedRest homeHospital
✓ Doctor available for appointments · Physiotherapy available for appointments · Housekeeping · Linen change · Meal deliveries
Care and community
Where it is

Setting & neighbourhood

Summerset at Bishopscourt is located in the lovely suburb of Wakari, close to Roslyn village shops, Balmacewen Golf Club and public transport. It's only a few minutes' drive from Dunedin's city centre, offering residents the best of both worlds: a peaceful, established neighbourhood setting with easy access to all the city's shops, restaurants and attractions.

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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
52
Around average · #155 of 520
Better than 70% of NZ villages — yet the market median is just 46. The sector is tough.
Deferred fee
25%
charged on your entry price
Your share of capital gain
0%
operator keeps 100% of any uplift
Time to get capital back
~165 days
median, from 15 recent resales
Fees after you leave
Stop
good — many villages keep charging
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How the 52 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%
25% deferred fee — lower is better.
38
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%
165 days across recent resales.
84
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

25%

Accrues over your first 4 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

~165 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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