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Bupa Sunset Retirement Village

Blockhouse Bay, AucklandBupaRegistered on the Retirement Villages Register

In short

  • Entry prices from $439,000 (11 units for sale now).
  • The exit fee (deferred management fee), what the village keeps when you leave, is not published.
  • Weekly fee not published.
Entry price from
$439,000lowest of 11 units for sale now
Exit fee
Not publishedask for the disclosure statement
Weekly fee
Not published
When you are repaid
Paid when your home is relicensed to a new resident, or no later than six months and five…
Registered
Yesno. 2616032
Care on site
None listed

What it costs

Entry price

$439,000 to $541,000

For the 11 units for sale now on Eldernet and the operator's own site. This is not a price for every unit in the village.

Source: Eldernet listing (bupa-sunset-retirement-village), bupa.co.nz/…/sunset-retirement-village

Exit fee (deferred management fee)

Not published

Bupa calls its exit fee an 'amenities fee', deducted when you leave. The rate is not published anywhere on bupa.co.nz; your agreement states the cap.

We are asking this village for its disclosure statement, and will add the fee when it arrives.

Source: bupa.co.nz/…/things-you-need-to-know

Full research note

not published. Bupa calls its exit fee an 'amenities fee': 'a contribution towards the provision of accommodation and communal village facilities and buildings, and is deducted when you leave the village' (bupa.co.nz/…/things-you-need-to-know). No percentage appears on that page, on any of the 37 village pages, or on the available-homes, promotions or understanding-retirement-living pages. The page notes the Act caps amenities fees at the level declared in your contract.

Weekly fee

Not published

Dollar amount not published. On Bupa's standard agreement (from 1 July 2026) you choose a fixed weekly fee set at signing, or a variable fee that rises once a year in line with NZ Super. Paid monthly in advance; stops when you leave with your possessions.

Source: bupa.co.nz/…/things-you-need-to-know

Full research note

not published as a dollar figure. Under Bupa's standard occupation right agreement (terms effective 1 July 2026) residents choose a fixed weekly fee, set when the agreement is signed, or a variable weekly fee that increases once a year in line with the annual increase in superannuation. It is paid monthly in advance, covers village outgoings (rates, insurance, compliance, staff, facilities, maintenance, the 24/7 emergency alarm), and stops when you terminate the agreement and permanently leave with your possessions. Village pages list 'Fixed or variable weekly fees available'. Several villages were promoting '$20,000 cashback plus free weekly fees' or 'free village fees for 12 or 24 months' on 2026-10-16.

Capital gain (a rise in the unit's value)

Not published

Not published. Bupa's pages do not say who keeps any capital gain.

Source: bupa.co.nz/…/things-you-need-to-know

Full research note

not published. The fee page and village pages do not say who keeps any capital gain or bears a loss.

When you are repaid

Paid when your home is relicensed to a new resident, or no later than six months and five working days after you leave, whichever comes first. Interest is paid after that. Cross-lease owners at Bupa Remuera are the exception.

Source: bupa.co.nz/…/things-you-need-to-know

Full research note

published. Under the standard agreement (terms effective 1 July 2026) the exit payment (entry payment less the amenities fee and any other amounts owing) is paid when the home is relicensed to a new resident or, if not relicensed within six months, no later than six months and five working days after you vacate. If it is not paid by then Bupa pays interest (less resident withholding tax) from that date until payment. A 'Buyback Suspension Event' described in the agreement can delay this. Does not apply to cross-lease title holders at Bupa Remuera Retirement Village (bupa.co.nz/…/things-you-need-to-know).

Other costs

Bupa markets your home and pays the marketing costs, with no sales commission. Remuera cross-lease owners sell their own unit and may pay an agent. Read on bupa.co.nz on 16 October 2026.

Source: bupa.co.nz/…/things-you-need-to-know

Full research note

Bupa markets the home when you leave and pays all marketing and advertising costs; no sales commission is payable to Bupa. At Bupa Remuera, cross-lease owners market and sell their own unit at their own cost and may pay a real estate agent's commission. Statutory supervisor: Covenant Trustee Services Limited. All villages RVA accredited. Entry prices are published per home on each village page (see operator_listings.json).

Disclosure statement (the village's summary of the deal)

Not published online. The law says the village must give you one before you sign an occupation right agreement (the contract that lets you live there), and it sets out every fee. Ask for it early.

What would you get back?

We cannot sayThis village has not published its exit fee.

For comparison only, the calculator shows what you would get back at 25% and 30%, the most common exit fees among villages we have checked. They are not this village's fees. Before weekly fees and any other charges.

Units for sale on Eldernet (3)

As listed on Eldernet on 15 and 16 October 2026. Prices are what the village is asking, before any exit fee.

HomeTypeBedroomsBathroomsFloor areaPriceListing
One bedroom apartmentApartment1145 m²$439,000Eldernet
2 Bedroom ApartmentApartment2156 m²$507,000Eldernet
2 Bedroom ApartmentApartment21.567 m²$520,000Eldernet

Units on the operator's site (8)

As listed on the operator's page for this village on 15 and 16 October 2026. Prices are what the operator is asking, before any exit fee. 3 more are the same homes as ones on Eldernet above, so not repeated here.

HomeBedroomsPrice
Apartment2$518,000
Apartment2$516,000
Apartment1$499,000
Apartment2$541,000
Apartment2$533,000
Apartment1$447,000
Apartment2$537,000
Apartment2$534,000

Registered village

Registered as Sunset Retirement Village

Registration number
2616032
Registered since
2014
Statutory supervisor
Covenant Trustee Services Limitedappointed 11 December 2014

A statutory supervisor is an independent party, licensed by the Financial Markets Authority, that holds residents' deposits and watches the village's finances (Retirement Commission).

Source: this village's entry on the Retirement Villages Register, read 15 October 2026.

About the village

Bupa Sunset Retirement Village offers a range of modern one and two bedroom apartments, situated close to the Blockhouse Bay shops. The retirement village community facilities include two resident lounges, a dining area, hair salon, a well stocked library, lovely movie theatre and a gym. The surroundings are delightful, with two sunny outdoor areas for residents to enjoy with their family and guests. Residents enjoy a range of activities and outings as part of a friendly, warm and inviting village community. Our care home is conveniently located on site and offers rest home, hospital and dementia levels of care, subject to availability. When moving to a Bupa village, all residents enter into an Occupation Right Agreement. Talk to us to find out more.

In the village's own words, from its Eldernet listing.

Care homes nearby

Where this comes from

Address
117 Boundary Road, Blockhouse Bay, Auckland
Operator
Bupa

Confidence: High. For the terms quoted (read in full on 2026-10-16); the amenities fee percentage remains unknown because Bupa does not publish it.

These terms are Bupa's published policy for its villages. Individual agreements can differ, so check this village's disclosure statement.

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