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Your Dubai Water Score

A free, shareable report card combining your water usage efficiency and your building's pipe-age risk, into one score you can post or send.

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02 — Property Features

Typical range: 20–30 m³/month

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The efficiency half uses the same benchmark ranges as our Water Usage Checker. The pipe-risk half reflects general Dubai construction material patterns by era, not an inspection of your specific property. Materials are frequently mixed or upgraded during renovations.

How the Score Is Calculated

The Water Efficiency half compares your actual monthly usage against typical ranges for your property type, the same benchmark logic used in our Water Usage Checker tool. Usage inside the typical range scores well; usage well above it scores lower, because a persistent, unexplained gap is the clearest early signal of a running toilet or a slow supply leak.

The Pipe Age Risk half is based on which pipe materials were most commonly installed in Dubai construction during different periods: galvanized steel and early copper before the mid-90s, copper through the mid-2000s, a mixed transition period after that, and PPR or PEX as the modern standard from around 2016 onward. Copper pipework is a genuinely reliable material, but it becomes more prone to pinhole leaks as it approaches and passes the 25-30 year mark, which is why older buildings score lower here. For the full breakdown by era, including what this looked like across specific Dubai communities, see How Old Are Your Pipes?.

Neither half is a substitute for an actual inspection. If your score flags real risk, the honest next step is our leak detection service or, if copper pinhole leaks are the specific concern, our copper pipe leak repair page, which explains real pricing by scenario.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the Dubai Water Score?

It's a combined score out of 100: half from how your water usage compares to typical ranges for your property type, half from a general pipe-risk pattern based on your building's construction era. The result is a single shareable grade, not a technical inspection.

Is the pipe risk score specific to my building?

No. It reflects which pipe materials were most commonly installed in Dubai during different construction periods, not an assessment of your actual pipes. Two buildings from the same year can have completely different plumbing histories if one was renovated. Treat a lower score as a reason to get a real inspection, not a verdict.

Where do I find my building's completion year?

Your title deed or tenancy contract usually states it, and your building's management office or the developer's original handover documents will have it too. If you genuinely don't know, use "Not sure" and we'll apply a neutral mid-range estimate.

Can I share this on Instagram or WhatsApp?

Yes. Once you generate your score, you can download it as an image sized for Instagram Stories and WhatsApp status, or a square version for a regular feed post.

Why does the water usage half use the same ranges as your Usage Checker?

So the two tools never contradict each other. If you've already used the Water Usage Checker, the usage half of this score will match what that tool told you.

My score came back low. What should I actually do?

A low usage score is worth a look at your fixtures and a check with our leak cost calculator. A low pipe-risk score, especially combined with a property built before 2006, is worth an actual leak detection visit rather than guesswork, particularly if the material was copper.
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