1 Lime Square, City Road, Newcastle Upon Tyne, NE1 2BA
About 1 Lime Square
1 Lime Square is a three-bedroom mid-terrace house in Newcastle Upon Tyne (NE1 2BA). It has a recorded floor area of 106 m² (around 1141 sq ft), construction records dating it to 2007-2011 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (June 2022) shows an E (score 48), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The rating has held steady at E across 2 certificates since June 2012. Between certificates, lighting went from Poor to Very Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 84), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.
Untraded for 19 years, with the last transfer in April 2007. That sale landed at the peak of the pre-credit-crunch market, which is a useful reference point when interpreting the price. At 106 m² the property is well over the postcode median (63 m² across 46 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£193/sq ft) was about 19.3% below the postcode norm.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms3
- Bathrooms2
- Open-plan layoutYes
- Utility roomYes
- CloakroomYes
- StudyYes
Outside
- GarageYes
Building
- Heating systemGas
Energy performance
1 Lime Square sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating controls changed
More low energy lighting installed
Planning history
1 Lime Square has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
3applications of note in the surrounding area
Sales history & valuation
The latest sale landed at the peak of the pre-credit-crunch market — a high-water reference point.
£238,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£220,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
11 April 2007Most recent
£220,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in NE1 2BA: £155,000 (2025–2022).
Nearby sales in NE1 2BA
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£240,00015 Lime Square, City Road, Newcastle Upon Tyne, NE1 2BA
Sold Aug 2023
£145,0005 Lime Square, City Road, Newcastle Upon Tyne, NE1 2BA
Sold Dec 2022
£290,00020 Lime Square, City Road, Newcastle Upon Tyne, NE1 2BA
Sold Jul 2022
£155,000
Versus other City Road homes
On years held, 1 Lime Square stands well clear of the street.
Price per m²
£2,075
Street avg £2,145
Floor Area
106 m²
Street avg 119 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
5.0 t/year
Street avg 5.9 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Reported crime in the wider district is trending notably upward year-on-year.
Crime
14/mo
Rising year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Ouseburn Valley — bus stop.
Closest school
0.6 km
Hotspur Primary School. 36 schools nearby.
Go deeper on the local area
The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
56.6dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
47.1dB







