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2 Lime Square, City Road, Newcastle Upon Tyne, NE1 2BA

Property type
Mid terrace
Bedrooms
3
Bathrooms
2
Floor area
102 m²
1098 sq ft
Energy rating
E
Score 46
Council tax
Band E
Tenure
Private Rental
Overview

About 2 Lime Square

A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.

2 Lime Square is a three-bedroom mid-terrace house in Newcastle Upon Tyne (NE1 2BA). It has a recorded floor area of 102 m² (around 1098 sq ft), construction records dating it to 2003-2006 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (September 2024) shows an E (score 46), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The rating has held steady at E across 2 certificates since September 2011. Between certificates, lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good; while window efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 82), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.

At 102 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. 9 years since the last transfer (August 2017). Across 2006–2017, sale prices on this property compounded at -0.5% per year.

Specifications

What this property has

Pulled from EPC certificates, claim submissions and our property model. Empty categories are hidden — we only show what's known.

Inside

  • Bedrooms3
  • Bathrooms2
Before you decide

Everything you need to know about 2 Lime Square

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The data behind every report

  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

2 Lime Square sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.

Current Certificate(1 of 2)
Sept 2024

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
E
E46
F
G
Main Heating
Electric
Main Fuel
Electric
Hot Water
Very Poor
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
5.2 t/year
Occupancy
Rented

Property Improvements

Changes detected from historical EPC data

Sept 2024from Sept 2011
Heating Controls
Prog + StatThermostat

Heating controls changed

Low Energy Lighting
0%100%

More low energy lighting installed

Ventilation
ExtractNatural

Ventilation system changed

Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 2 Lime Square, City Road, Newcastle Upon Tyne, NE1 2BA, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

2 Lime Square has no planning applications on record.

Notable planning nearby

3applications of note in the surrounding area

Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

2 Lime Square's sale-price growth has lagged the wider UK trajectory across its history on file.

Current estimate

£254,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of -0.5% per year over 11 years.

See how we calculated this
Last sold (2017)

£235,500

Growth on file: -0.5% per year over 11 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 21 August 2017Most recent

    £235,500

    -5.8%over 11 years

  2. 20 July 2006

    £249,950

Median price across the last 5 sales in NE1 2BA: £155,000 (2025–2022).

On the street

Versus other City Road homes

Four headline reads against 4 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

2 Lime Square outperforms the street on price per m² by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£2,309

Street avg £2,086

Strongly above

Floor Area

102 m²

Street avg 120 m²

Strongly below

Habitable Rooms

4 rooms

Street avg 4 rooms

On par

CO₂ Emissions

5.2 t/year

Street avg 5.9 t/year

Above
Before you decide

Everything you need to know about 2 Lime Square

The true value, the hidden risks and the full sale history, in one report.

£14.99one-off

30-day money-back guarantee

Preview of the full property report

The data behind every report

  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
Comparables

Similar properties nearby

A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.
£238k

1 Lime Square, City Road

NE1 2BA

3 bed2 bath
£308k

10 Ouse Street

NE1 2DQ

3 bed2 bath
£181k

10 Lime Square, City Road

NE1 2BA

2 bed2 bath
£178k

1 Mariners Wharf, Quayside

NE1 2BJ

2 bed1 bath
£363k

1 Byker Pier

NE1 2AR

2 bed2 bath
£177k

1 High Quay, City Road

NE1 2PD

2 bed1 bath
£174k

10 Manor Chare Apartments, Manor Chare

NE1 2EQ

Flat2 bed2 bath
£167k

10 Mariners Wharf, Quayside

NE1 2BJ

2 bed1 bath
Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Newcastle Upon Tyne district page.
Full Newcastle Upon Tyne report

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.

Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around NE1 2BA from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for NE1 2BA

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

56.6dB

Moderate
Night-time road noise heatmap for NE1 2BA

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

47.1dB

Low
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
FAQ

Common questions

The questions buyers, sellers and homeowners most often ask about 2 Lime Square, City Road, Newcastle Upon Tyne, NE1 2BA. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.