The UK property condition map: where the best-kept stock is

Where in the UK is property in the best condition, and where is it quietly falling behind? GalimAI assessed the condition of 287,440 freehold-owned properties across England and Wales, scoring each on its energy-performance rating as the clearest available proxy for condition. The result is a sharp, and uneven, national map.

The regional league table

Ranked by the share of stock rated EPC A to C, the best proxy we have for genuinely good condition, the regions line up like this:

• South East, 51% good
• West Midlands, 49%
• South West, 47%
• East Anglia, 44%
• East Midlands, 43%
• Greater London, 42%
• North West, 41%
• North, 40%

The cities that lead

At city level the spread is wider still. Milton Keynes tops the country with 59.8% of its company-held stock in good condition, followed by Wrekin on 56.2%. The pattern is clear: newer towns, built or expanded in recent decades, pull well clear of the national average.

A north-south split, with a London twist

The South East and the Midlands lead; the North (40%) and North West (41%) sit at the bottom, as their older industrial-era stock would suggest. The real surprise is Greater London, which at 42% good-condition trails the surrounding South East by nine points despite its prices. In condition terms, London’s housing is older than its values imply.

Why the condition map matters

Condition decides where upgrade work, retrofit demand and quality premiums concentrate. For buyers, the best-rated regions are where stock needs least work. For builders and retrofit firms, the lower-rated clusters are where the demand sits. See how GalimAI turns condition data into owner-level targeting on our builders and retrofit page, or read the flip side in where retrofit demand is highest.