Property Scores — 05 of 08
Water proximity, elevation advantage, greenery and openness, combined into one per-address visual amenity score. Free for any address in Australia.
Live Example
Building openness in 3D plus the horizon rose — eight directions of measured sky at each address.
Honest by Design
A high score means the location has the raw material of visual amenity. Whether a specific dwelling captures it depends on orientation, glazing and floor level, which no address-level model can honestly claim to know.
Use it to rank locations and flag over-claimed listings, then let your eyes make the final call at inspection.
| Signal | Source | Coverage |
|---|---|---|
| Ocean & inland water | Continental water geometry | National |
| Elevation advantage | Elevation model | National |
| Greenspace & openness | POI + building footprints | National |
How It Works
Each factor is measured independently and weighted into the score. Factors without data are excluded, not penalised.
Proximity to ocean and coastline (the heavyweight factor), and separately to rivers, lakes and reservoirs, from continental water geometry.
Whether the address sits higher than its surroundings, measured from elevation data. Relative height is what creates an outlook, not altitude itself.
Parks and green space nearby, and the inverse of surrounding building density: how much open sky and green the location actually has around it.
Elevation Advantage
The score measures the ingredients of a view — water, relative height, openness — it does not raytrace what any specific window actually sees.
of elevation advantage — being higher than your surroundings is what creates an outlook, not altitude itself.
Ocean & water proximity · Relative elevation · Openness · 5 weighted factors · Illustrative
The Problem
Visual amenity carries real price premiums, which is exactly why listing copy exaggerates it.
“Water glimpses” from one bathroom window is a different asset to an elevated outlook, but both get the same adjectives.
What matters is not altitude but whether you sit higher than what surrounds you. That is measurable from elevation data.
Openness today is not openness forever, but current building density around an address is at least a measurable starting point.
Data at Scale
Who It's For
Rank shortlisted addresses by measurable visual amenity before paying the view premium.
Elevation advantage and water proximity drive apartment pricing by floor and orientation. Quantify the site's raw potential.
Support view-premium assessments with measured factors instead of adjectives.
Property Scores
Each score uses open government data with transparent methodology. No black boxes.
Further Reading
Contour lines, satellite and street view, and what physically creates a view — how to verify an outlook before another Saturday of inspections.
Enterprise
Integrate view quality scores into your platform, reports, or analysis pipeline. Pricing is tailored to your use case.
JSON endpoint for any Australian address. Returns the score, the underlying signals, and honest flags for anything that could not be assessed. Explore the DA Leads API →
Score entire suburbs or postcodes. CSV or Parquet output with all metrics. Suitable for portfolio assessment, market analysis, or academic research.
White-label scores for your platform. Embed view quality data into property listings, valuation tools, or planning applications with your own branding.
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