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

55 Lime Square is a two-bedroom semi-detached house in Newcastle Upon Tyne (NE1 2BN). It has a recorded floor area of 71 m² (around 764 sq ft), construction records dating it to 2003-2006 and council tax band D. At 71 m² this is the 51st 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 (July 2024) shows a D (score 61), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. Earlier certificates rated it C (August 2014); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, lighting went from Good to Very Good; while window efficiency dropped from Good to Average and hot-water efficiency dropped from Average to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 78). Main heating runs on electricity.

At 71 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 was December 2024 at £110,000 — fresh data. Across 2006–2024, sale prices on this property compounded at -1.6% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £155,000 is 40.9% above the 2024 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£144/sq ft) was about 42.5% below the postcode norm.