49 Lime Square, City Road, Newcastle Upon Tyne, NE1 2BN

49 Lime Square is a two-bedroom mid-terrace house in Newcastle Upon Tyne (NE1 2BN). It has a recorded floor area of 40 m² (around 431 sq ft), construction records dating it to 2003-2006 and council tax band C. At 40 m² this is the 12th smallest of 60 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 32–121 m². The building's EPC ratings span D to B, with this unit at the bottom. The latest certificate (January 2022) shows a D (score 65), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since June 2010. Between certificates, hot-water efficiency dropped from Poor to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 80). Main heating runs on electricity.

At 40 m² it's 28.6% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (56 m² median across 59 EPCs). It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 85% of similar EPCs). Across 2006–2023, sale prices on this property compounded at -1.8% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £115,000 is 27.8% above the 2023 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£209/sq ft) was about 16% below the postcode norm. Sold September 2023 for £90,000.