All of our estates have just been recently awarded a Local Environmental Quality (LEQ) rating.
An LEQ rating is awarded after an estate inspection has been undertaken in good lighting; fair weather; and not on a refuse collection day.
Importantly, the surrounding areas of an estate are also inspected to make up the LEQ rating. Land up to 50metres away will be surveyed as this will also affect a customer's perception of how safe and clean their neighbourhood is.
The LEQ award is based on the following indicators:
- Litter, including chewing gum / cigarette butts
- graffiti and vandalism
- debris, weeds and moss to the edges of roads
- dog / animal excrement
- poorly maintained gardens
- broken or missing fencing
- broken paving and other health & safety
- communal repairs
- poorly maintained open spaces and communal areas
- poorly maintained boundaries
- bulk refuses
- abandoned / roadworthy vehicles
- damage to street signage
- lighting
- maintained street furniture
- internal cleaning
Each of the indicators are rated either:
- Gold - no evidence
- Silver - some evidence
- Bronze - lots of evidence.
An estate having a greater number of Gold indicators would be rated Gold; an estate with more Silver indicators than anything else would be rated Silver and so on. In the event of an even split an average of all the indicators would be taken.
Our aim will be to bring all estates up to the Gold standard.
What happens after the rating has been given?
The results of the inspection including comments are placed on the Estate Action Plan and used to inform the plan of action for that estate.
How to rate an estate
Residents can rate the estate they live on or any other estate in Brent that is managed by Brent Housing Partnership.
- Simply complete our rate an estate online form which should take no more than 5 minutes to complete.
Please ensure that you refer to the LEQ guidelines before you submit the online form.
Latest results
You can download the latest results in both MS Excel format and portable document format (pdf).
Please note that these ratings are reflective of how the estate was at the time of the inspection and may not be representative of how the estate is currently.
- Estate inspection results June 2008 (.xls, 235Kb)
- Estate inspection results June 2008 (.pdf, 661Kb)
You may need Adobe Reader software to view this pdf file, which is available as a free download from the Adobe website.