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

Property type
Detached
Floor 01
Bedrooms
2
Bathroom
1
Floor area
67 m²
721 sq ft
Energy rating
C
Score 76
Council tax
Band D
Tenure
Private Rental
Overview

About 20 Lime Square

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

20 Lime Square is a two-bedroom detached house in Newcastle Upon Tyne (NE1 2BA). It has a recorded floor area of 67 m² (around 721 sq ft), construction records dating it to 2003-2006 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (February 2021) shows a C (score 76), near the top of the C band. When first surveyed in July 2009 the rating was D, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good; while hot-water efficiency dropped from Very Good to Poor. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 81). Main heating runs on electricity. At 67 m² this is the 29th smallest of 47 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 34–138 m². The building's EPC ratings span E to B across 47 units on file.

Last sale on file: £155,000 in July 2022. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.

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

  • Bedrooms2
  • Bathrooms1
  • Open-plan layoutYes
  • EnsuiteYes

Outside

  • ParkingAllocated

Building

  • ConciergeYes
Before you decide

Everything you need to know about 20 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.
Current Certificate(1 of 3)
Feb 2021

EPC Rating

A
B
C
C76
D
E
F
G
Main Heating
Electric
Main Fuel
Electric
Hot Water
Poor
Windows
Good
CO2 Emissions
2.3 t/year
Occupancy
Rented

Property Improvements

Changes detected from historical EPC data

Feb 2011from Jul 2009
Hot Water
Very GoodAverage

Hot water efficiency decreased

Ventilation
ExtractNatural

Ventilation system changed

Feb 2021from Feb 2011
EPC improved fromD68toC76
Hot Water
AveragePoor

Hot water efficiency decreased

Low Energy Lighting
10%100%

More low energy lighting installed

Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 20 Lime Square, City Road, Newcastle Upon Tyne, NE1 2BA, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

20 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.

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

Current estimate

£159,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of -0.2% per year over 16 years.

See how we calculated this
Last sold (2022)

£155,000

Growth on file: -0.2% per year over 16 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 21 July 2022Most recent

    £155,000

    -3.2%over 16 years

  2. 8 March 2006

    £160,100

Median price across the last 5 sales in NE1 2BA: £155,000 (2025–2021).

On the street

Versus other City Road homes

Four headline reads against 41 similar flats on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

20 Lime Square is notably below the street on years held.

Price per m²

£2,313

Street avg £2,618

Below

Floor Area

67 m²

Street avg 60 m²

Above

Habitable Rooms

3 rooms

Street avg 3 rooms

Above

CO₂ Emissions

2.3 t/year

Street avg 2.2 t/year

On par
Before you decide

Everything you need to know about 20 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.
£167k

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2 bed1 bath
£174k

10 Manor Chare Apartments, Manor Chare

NE1 2EQ

Flat2 bed2 bath
£177k

1 High Quay, City Road

NE1 2PD

2 bed1 bath
£178k

1 Mariners Wharf, Quayside

NE1 2BJ

2 bed1 bath
£142k

10 Sallyport House, City Road

NE1 2AE

2 bed1 bath
£181k

10 Lime Square, City Road

NE1 2BA

2 bed2 bath
£135k

10 Breamish Quays, Breamish Street

NE1 2DZ

2 bed1 bath
£119k

1 Melbourne Court, Howard Street

NE1 2AT

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 20 Lime Square, City Road, Newcastle Upon Tyne, NE1 2BA. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.