53 Lime Square, City Road, Newcastle Upon Tyne, NE1 2BN
About 53 Lime Square
53 Lime Square is a two-bedroom mid-terrace house in Newcastle Upon Tyne (NE1 2BN). 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. At 67 m² this is the 46th 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 (October 2019) shows a D (score 68), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 82), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.
At 67 m² the property is well over the postcode median (51 m² across 59 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 85% of similar EPCs). Most recent transfer: June 2018 at £173,000.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms2
- Bathrooms2
Outside
- ParkingAllocated
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Planning history
53 Lime Square has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
3applications of note in the surrounding area
Sales history & valuation
53 Lime Square's sale-price growth has lagged the wider UK trajectory across its history on file.
£170,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of -0.3% per year over 12 years.
£173,000
Growth on file: -0.3% per year over 12 years.
Sales timeline
24 June 2018Most recent
£173,000
+0.9%over 2 years15 January 2016
£171,500
-4.7%over 9 years9 November 2006
£180,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in NE1 2BN: £145,000 (2025–2024).
Nearby sales in NE1 2BN
83 Lime Square, City Road, Newcastle Upon Tyne, NE1 2BN
Sold Feb 2025
£320,00055 Lime Square, City Road, Newcastle Upon Tyne, NE1 2BN
Sold Dec 2024
£110,00065 Lime Square, City Road, Newcastle Upon Tyne, NE1 2BN
Sold Oct 2024
£145,000100 Lime Square, City Road, Newcastle Upon Tyne, NE1 2BN
Sold Sept 2024
£89,00080 Lime Square, City Road, Newcastle Upon Tyne, NE1 2BN
Sold Jun 2024
£160,000
Versus other City Road homes
EPC Rating for 53 Lime Square lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£2,582
Street avg £2,640
Floor Area
67 m²
Street avg 56 m²
Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Street avg 3 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
2.4 t/year
Street avg 1.9 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
0.7 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.
Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
56.7dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
47.0dB







