William Sanders Retirement Village
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Retirement living · Devonport, North Shore

William Sanders Retirement Village

William Sanders Retirement Village Limited · Devonport, North Shore · independent & assisted living + rest home, hospital & dementia care
Life Score
99
Exceptional
Capital Back
48
the money ↓
See what life here is like — then weigh what it means for your family further down.
The village

Life here

William Sanders Village sits on Ngataringa Road in the character-filled seaside suburb of Devonport, where many residents have simply moved up the road from their family homes to stay within their beloved local community. The village offers an idyllic coastal lifestyle with fabulous harbour views and access to onsite amenities including a café, bar, hair and beauty salon, workshop, library, swimming pool and spa, gym, and bowling green. Whether you're seeking independent living with the security of a vibrant community, or assisted living with chef-prepared meals and housekeeping support, William Sanders provides a retirement filled with opportunity and connection.

Your home

Living options

Independent & Assisted Living Apartments

Modern apartments designed with the 70-plus person in mind, featuring spacious open-plan layouts, double glazing, and the latest kitchen and bathroom designs. Assisted living apartments come with support packages including housekeeping and chef-prepared meals, with flexible support levels to suit your needs.

Spacious open-plan layouts
Double glazing
Modern kitchen & bathroom designs
Covered patios or balconies
Harbour and reserve views available
1–2 bedroom options (48–88 m²)
Assisted living with housekeeping & meals
Living options
A day in the life

What living here is actually like

Community is central to life at William Sanders, with amenities designed to encourage connection, skill-sharing, and active living.

Connect, Learn & Thrive

Residents enjoy a vibrant social calendar with resident dinners, social outings, and activities ranging from arts & crafts to lawn bowls. The village offers a cinema for movie nights with friends, a workshop for hobbies, a library, billiards room, and recreation spaces. Stay active with exercise classes, swimming, spa sessions, and all-weather bowling. Dining options include a restaurant/café and bar, with chef-prepared meals available daily.

Cinema & movie nights
Workshop / Men's Shed
Library & arts & crafts
Heated indoor swimming pool & spa
All-weather bowling green & lawn bowls
Gym & exercise classes
Restaurant/café & bar
Billiards & card games
Garden plots
Village shop & hairdresser
Social outings & resident dinners
Always something on
On your doorstep

Facilities & services

Community Centre
Cinema
Library
Workshop / Men's Shed
Hairdresser
Beauty Salon
Garden Plots
Village Shop
Gym
Billiards / Pool Table
Dining Room
Bar
Piano
Spa Pool
Restaurant / Café
All-weather Bowling Green
Heated Indoor Swimming Pool
Arts & Crafts
Cards & Board Games
Exercise Classes
Social Outings
Lawn Bowls
Peace of mind

Care for life, on site

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

IndependentServicedRest homeHospitalSecure dementia
✓ Registered nurse available for appointments · Doctor available for appointments · Podiatrist available for appointments · Physiotherapy available for appointments · Emergency call system in units
Care and community
Where it is

Setting & neighbourhood

William Sanders Village is located on Ngataringa Road in Devonport, a historic and character-filled seaside suburb on Auckland's North Shore. The village sits close to Ngataringa Park with sandy beaches nearby, offering residents an idyllic coastal lifestyle with fabulous harbour views. Devonport is a charming neighbourhood with many eateries, shops, and local attractions including the Navy Museum at Torpedo Bay, Narrow Neck Beach with its golden sand and views of Rangitoto Island, and the Devonport Ferry Terminal, which connects to the Auckland CBD in just 12–15 minutes. Many residents have chosen to move up the road from their family homes, enabling them to stay within their beloved local community without the stress of house maintenance.

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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
48
Around average · #216 of 520
Better than 58% 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
~151.5 days
median, from 24 recent resales
Fees after you leave
Stop
good — many villages keep charging
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How the 48 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%
151.5 days across recent resales.
86
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 2.5 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

~151.5 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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