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

Solar panels3 sales on record
Property type
End terrace
Floor 02
Bedroom
1
Floor area
39 m²
420 sq ft
Energy rating
C
Score 77
Council tax
Band C
Tenure
Private Rental
Overview

About 51 Lime Square

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

51 Lime Square is a one-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Newcastle Upon Tyne (NE1 2BN). It has a recorded floor area of 39 m² (around 420 sq ft), construction records dating it to 2003-2006 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (April 2021) shows a C (score 77), near the top of the C band. When first surveyed in February 2011 the rating was D, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, lighting went from Good to Very Good; while hot-water efficiency dropped from Average to Poor. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 83). Main heating runs on electricity. The property has solar panels on record, all of which lower running costs and tend to lift resale appeal. At 39 m² this is the 9th 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 across 60 units on file.

Across 2006–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at -1% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £101,000 is 16.1% above the 2022 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£207/sq ft) was about 17.4% below the postcode norm. At 39 m² it's 25% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (52 m² median across 59 EPCs). Last sale on file: £87,000 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

  • Bedrooms1

Outside

  • Communal gardenYes
  • GarageYes

Building

  • Heating systemElectric
  • Solar panelsYes
Before you decide

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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 2)
Apr 2021

EPC Rating

A
B
C
C77
D
E
F
G
Main Heating
Electric
Main Fuel
Electric
Hot Water
Poor
Windows
Good
CO2 Emissions
1.6 t/year
Occupancy
Rented

Property Improvements

Changes detected from historical EPC data

Apr 2021from Feb 2011
EPC improved fromD68toC77
Hot Water
ImmersionImmersion (Off-Peak)

Hot water system upgraded

Low Energy Lighting
50%100%

More low energy lighting installed

Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 51 Lime Square, City Road, Newcastle Upon Tyne, NE1 2BN, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

51 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.

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

Current estimate

£101,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of -1.0% per year over 16 years.

See how we calculated this
Last sold (2022)

£87,000

Growth on file: -1.0% per year over 16 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 25 July 2022Most recent

    £87,000

    -2.2%over 7 years
  2. 29 April 2015

    £89,000

    -13.6%over 9 years
  3. 26 March 2006

    £102,960

Median price across the last 5 sales in NE1 2BN: £145,000 (2025–2024).

On the street

Versus other City Road homes

Four headline reads against 59 similar flats on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

On years held, 51 Lime Square runs well behind the street norm.

Price per m²

£2,231

Street avg £2,646

Below

Floor Area

39 m²

Street avg 56 m²

Strongly below

Habitable Rooms

2 rooms

Street avg 3 rooms

Below

CO₂ Emissions

1.6 t/year

Street avg 2.0 t/year

Above
Before you decide

Everything you need to know about 51 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
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.

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

0.7 km

Hotspur Primary School. 37 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 2BN from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for NE1 2BN

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

56.7dB

Moderate
Night-time road noise heatmap for NE1 2BN

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

47.0dB

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