★ #1 · Life Score Aidanfield, Christchurch
Anthony Wilding Retirement Village
99
Life Score
48
Capital Back
5
Care levels
18
Facilities
The 25 NZ retirement villages with the highest Life Score — a transparent measure of what the village offers: care continuum, facilities, community and activities, and services on site, built from operator information and Village Guide. It measures the offering, not resident happiness — the ★ rating carries that, separately.
★ #1 · Life Score Villages without enough published lifestyle data show "No data yet" on their pages rather than a misleading low score — so this list only ranks villages we could score properly.
| # | Village | Location | Life Score | Band | Care levels | Facilities |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Anthony Wilding Retirement Village | Aidanfield, Christchurch | 99 | Exceptional | 5 | 18 |
| 2 | Charles Fleming Retirement Village | Waikanae, Kapiti Coast | 99 | Exceptional | 5 | 20 |
| 3 | Ernest Rutherford Retirement Village | Stoke, Nelson | 99 | Exceptional | 5 | 17 |
| 4 | Logan Campbell Retirement Village | Greenlane, Auckland City | 99 | Exceptional | 5 | 19 |
| 5 | Possum Bourne Retirement Village | Pukekohe, Franklin | 99 | Exceptional | 5 | 17 |
| 6 | Summerset Mount Denby | Tikipunga, Whangarei | 99 | Exceptional | 5 | 19 |
| 7 | Summerset Palms | Te Awa, Napier | 99 | Exceptional | 5 | 19 |
| 8 | William Sanders Retirement Village | Devonport, North Shore | 99 | Exceptional | 5 | 22 |
| 9 | Bob Scott Retirement Village | Petone, Lower Hutt | 98 | Exceptional | 5 | 17 |
| 10 | Bruce McLaren Retirement Village | Dannemora, Manukau City | 98 | Exceptional | 5 | 19 |
| 11 | Jane Mander Retirement Village | Kamo, Whangarei | 98 | Exceptional | 5 | 18 |
| 12 | Julia Wallace Retirement Village | Milson, Palmerston North | 98 | Exceptional | 5 | 18 |
| 13 | Kevin Hickman Retirement Village | Broomfield, Christchurch | 98 | Exceptional | 5 | 14 |
| 14 | Kiri Te Kanawa Retirement Village | Lytton West, Gisborne | 98 | Exceptional | 5 | 16 |
| 15 | Mary Doyle | Havelock North, Hastings | 98 | Exceptional | 5 | 15 |
| 16 | Murray Halberg Retirement Village | Lynfield, Auckland City | 98 | Exceptional | 5 | 12 |
| 17 | Rawhiti Estate | Remuera, Auckland City | 98 | Exceptional | 5 | 20 |
| 18 | Summerset Cambridge | Cambridge, Waipa | 98 | Exceptional | 5 | 20 |
| 19 | Bert Sutcliffe Retirement Village | Birkenhead, North Shore | 97 | Exceptional | 5 | 18 |
| 20 | Bob Owens Retirement Village | Bethlehem, Tauranga | 97 | Exceptional | 5 | 22 |
| 21 | Charles Upham Retirement Village | Rangiora, Waimakariri | 97 | Exceptional | 5 | 17 |
| 22 | Edmund Hillary Retirement Village | Remuera, Auckland City | 97 | Exceptional | 5 | 26 |
| 23 | Evelyn Page Retirement Village | Orewa, Rodney | 97 | Exceptional | 5 | 20 |
| 24 | Rowena Jackson Retirement Village | Waikiwi, Invercargill | 97 | Exceptional | 5 | 17 |
| 25 | Diana Isaac Retirement Village | Mairehau, Christchurch | 96 | Exceptional | 5 | 17 |