What's Your Property's Exterior Risk Score?
Take this 2-minute assessment to find out where your property stands - and what might be costing you money, safety, or asset value without you realising it.
What is the SOAKD Property Risk Score?
The SOAKD Property Risk Score is a free 2-minute assessment that scores your property's exterior risk profile out of 100, classifies it into one of four tiers, and identifies the top three vulnerabilities to address. It combines nine factors covering property type, coastal exposure, current maintenance approach, visible issues, contractor setup, and access constraints. Used by homeowners, strata managers, facility managers, and commercial property owners across NSW.
The four risk tiers
- Low Risk (75-100)
- Property is well maintained. No immediate intervention. Continue current routine.
- Moderate Risk (50-74)
- Minor maintenance gaps. Address within 3-6 months to avoid acceleration.
- High Risk (25-49)
- Material gaps causing accelerated deterioration. Action recommended within 30 days.
- Critical Risk (0-24)
- Significant exposure including safety, compliance, or asset-value risk. Immediate intervention recommended.
Scoring is calculated against published methodology - see methodology FAQ below. Coastal proximity is the single largest weighted factor because NSW coastal properties degrade 2-3x faster than inland equivalents without intervention.
Answer 9 Questions
About your property type, location, condition, and current maintenance approach.
Get Your Score
Receive a personalised risk score out of 100 with your top vulnerabilities identified.
Know Your Next Step
Get clear recommendations based on your specific property and risk level.
1. What type of property are you assessing?
2. Where is your property located?
3. How close is your property to the coastline?
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the SOAKD Property Risk Score?
The SOAKD Property Risk Score is a free 2-minute assessment that scores an exterior property risk profile out of 100 across nine factors: property type, region, coastal proximity, time since last clean, visible issues, contractor setup, surface mix, access constraints, and current maintenance frequency. The output is a numerical score, a risk tier (Low / Moderate / High / Critical), and a list of the top three vulnerabilities to address.
What are the four risk tiers and what do they mean?
Low risk (75-100): the property is well maintained with no immediate intervention needed; recommended action is to continue current routine. Moderate risk (50-74): minor maintenance gaps, addressable within 3-6 months. High risk (25-49): material gaps causing accelerated deterioration; action recommended within 30 days. Critical risk (0-24): significant exposure including safety, compliance, or asset-value risk; immediate intervention recommended.
What factors does the Property Risk Score measure?
The Property Risk Score combines nine factors: (1) property type, (2) location in NSW, (3) distance to coast in km, (4) months since last professional clean, (5) visible issues on roof, walls, gutters, windows, and solar panels, (6) current contractor setup (single contractor, multiple contractors, or none), (7) surface mix (roof material, wall material, hard surfaces), (8) access constraints (multi-storey, hillside, height risk), and (9) current maintenance frequency. Each factor is weighted by impact on long-term asset value, safety, and compliance exposure.
Why is coastal proximity so heavily weighted?
Pacific salt aerosol drifts inland up to 5km from the coast, settling on roof surfaces, walls, and metal trim where it attracts moisture, accelerates corrosion on Colorbond steel, and acts as a substrate for biological growth. Coastal NSW properties typically degrade 2 to 3 times faster than equivalent inland properties without intervention. The Risk Score weights coastal proximity heavily because it is the single largest non-controllable variable in NSW exterior maintenance economics.
Is the Risk Score a sales pitch in disguise?
No. The score is calculated from independent factors (coastal proximity, time since last clean, visible issues, etc.) that genuinely affect property condition regardless of which contractor is engaged. Recommendations include specific actions you can take yourself or with any reputable contractor. SOAKD only enters the recommendation flow if your risk tier indicates professional intervention would help - and even then there is no obligation.
What happens after I submit my Risk Score?
You receive your numerical score, your risk tier, and your top three vulnerabilities on-screen immediately. A detailed email follows within minutes containing tier-specific recommendations and (where applicable) a downloadable playbook with action steps. If your risk tier suggests professional intervention, SOAKD will outline what a site assessment would involve - free, no obligation. Low and Moderate tier respondents receive maintenance-tracker resources rather than service pitches.
How long are the results valid?
Risk Score results reflect the property's state at the time of submission. For most NSW properties, the Risk Score is materially valid for 6 to 12 months. Properties within 5km of the coast or with active visible issues should reassess every 6 months. Properties further inland with no visible issues can reassess annually. After any significant cleaning or maintenance event, retaking the assessment will show how the risk profile has changed.
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