For an investor who wants to buy off market, the size of a region's poor-condition pool is the size of its opportunity. GalimAI ranks the regions by residential sub-EPC-C owners.
Every figure below is a real, reachable cohort of off-market owners. You can size and target them by area in the GalimAI portal, then go direct to vendor.
| Area | Owners, sub-EPC-C residential | Share of UK |
|---|---|---|
| South East | 112,462 | 23.4% |
| Greater London | 107,708 | 22.4% |
| South West | 63,000 | 13.1% |
| North West | 52,000 | 10.8% |
| West Midlands | 49,000 | 10.2% |
| Yorkshire & Humber | 49,000 | 10.2% |
| East Midlands | 45,000 | 9.4% |
| North East | 29,000 | 6.0% |
| UK total | 481,272 | 100% |
The South East (112,462) and Greater London (107,708) are the largest pools - the richest hunting grounds for off-market property deals. The North East and Wales hold the smallest, meaning better average condition but a thinner pipeline. For the commercial version of this map, see commercial condition by region; for the full picture, the national overview.
A note on interpretation: these are counts of owners holding sub-EPC-C stock, so larger regions naturally show larger pools. They map where the off-market opportunity is deepest by volume, not condition per home.
Why it's an opportunity
Condition and financial pressure are where off-market deals come from. The owners below are not on the portals - they are reachable direct to vendor, before they list.
- Buy off market - reach these owners before the property is advertised and avoid the open bidding war.
- Go direct to vendor - a targeted, personal approach beats fighting over listed stock.
- Better property deals - an owner under condition or cash pressure often trades price for a fast, certain sale.
Find the deepest off-market pipelines
Use the GalimAI portal to rank and target poor-condition owners by region.
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Which UK region has the worst property condition?
By volume of sub-EPC-C residential stock, the South East (112,462 owners) and Greater London (107,708) hold the most poor-condition property.
Which region has the best condition?
The North East and Wales hold the smallest sub-EPC-C pools, indicating better average condition but a smaller off-market pipeline.
Why rank regions by condition?
It shows where the deepest off-market opportunity is: the more sub-EPC-C owners a region holds, the more owners can be approached direct to vendor.
Data source: GalimAI proprietary analysis of Companies House filed accounts, HM Land Registry and EPC records. Figures aggregated and current for 2026; property-owning companies file balance-sheet-only accounts, so financial signals reflect cash and net-asset positions, not turnover. Counts indicate opportunity, not a guarantee any owner will sell.