How the Brickplot Score works
Six things we measure.
One honest number.
The Brickplot Score is a 0–10 rating of whether a project is worth your money this quarter. No broker pays for it. No algorithm hides behind it. This page is the whole formula.
The formula, nothing hidden
It’s a weighted average. That’s it.
We rate a project on six axes from 0 to 10, multiply each by its weight, add them up, and round to one decimal.
Weights add up to 100%. Sentiment and RERA get 20% each because they are the two axes that most often hide the real story.
The 6 axes
What each score actually measures
Every axis is rated 0–10 by a human reviewer using the evidence listed on each card. No black-box models.
RERA compliance
Is the project registered with the state RERA authority, and is the registration current and clean?
Builder track record
How reliably has this builder delivered past projects — on time, to spec, with clean handover?
Location
Connectivity, social infrastructure, micro-market trend — would someone still want to live here in five years?
Value for money
Is the asking ₹/sqft fair against three comparable projects within 3 km? Hidden charges flagged.
Buyer sentiment
What verified buyers actually feel after booking or moving in — not anonymous ratings.
Construction progress
What our unannounced site visit shows vs the promised schedule. Dated photographs, every quarter.
The 3 verdicts
Score → verdict, no interpretation needed
Once we have the score, the verdict is automatic. No reviewer override.
Strong project. All six axes clear. Low risk for a buyer who has done their paperwork.
At least one axis is weak. Wait for the next quarterly re-score, or ask us what to look for before booking.
One or more axes have hard problems. A better-scoring project almost always exists within 3 km of this one.
Two guardrails
Rules that override the formula
Two hard-coded caps prevent the weighted average from flattering a project that has a show-stopper problem.
Guardrail 1
No RERA, no high score
Any project without a valid RERA registration is capped at 4.9 and flagged Avoid — no matter what the other axes say. RERA is the law.
Guardrail 2
Not enough evidence, not a high score
Before we have 3+ verified buyer interviews and 1 unannounced site visit, a project is capped at 6.9 and tagged Wait.
A real project, the math shown
Prestige Pallava Gardens, scored live
Every line below is a published fact. The math at the bottom is the exact calculation behind its 8.4.
Prestige Pallava Gardens
Budigere Cross, Bangalore · RERA: PRM/KA/RERA/1251/446/PR/220124/000123
= 1.80 + 1.28 + 1.20 + 1.13 + 1.76 + 1.23 = 8.40
The five rules we never break
If any of these change, we say so. Loudly. On every page that shows a score.
What else buyers ask
Frequently asked, clearly answered
Can a score change after it is published?
Yes. Every score is re-computed at least once a quarter. Prices, possession dates, builder news and new buyer reviews can move the number up or down. Big changes are annotated on the project page with a date.
Why weighted averages and not a single headline number?
Because no single data point tells the truth. A project with great location but a weak builder record is different from a strong builder in a weak location. Weighting six axes lets the score reflect both.
What if the score disagrees with what I see on site?
Tell us. We include a “Report” link on every project page. If we find new evidence the reviewer missed, we re-score and publish the update with the reason.
Do builders pay to get a higher score?
No. We take zero money from builders and zero commission on bookings. Revenue comes from buyer subscriptions and paid site-visit photography services. The scoring team does not see or know revenue figures.
What if a project is brand new with no reviews yet?
It gets tagged Insufficient Evidence and is not assigned a score until we have at least three verified buyer interviews and one unannounced site visit. Meanwhile the page shows what we do know — RERA status, builder record, location data.
Ready to see a real Brickplot Score?
Pick a project, see all six axes, and decide in ten seconds.