85 Lime Square, City Road, Newcastle Upon Tyne, NE1 2BN
About 85 Lime Square
85 Lime Square is a two-bedroom detached house in Newcastle Upon Tyne (NE1 2BN). It has a recorded floor area of 60 m² (around 646 sq ft), construction records dating it to 2007 onwards and council tax band D. The latest certificate (August 2017) shows a C (score 78), near the top of the C band. When first surveyed in January 2009 the rating was D, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, lighting went from Poor to Very Good and main heating went from Very Poor to Average; while window efficiency dropped from Good to Average and hot-water efficiency dropped from Very Good to Average. Main heating runs on electricity. At 60 m² this is the 36th 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.
At 60 m² it's 17.6% larger than the typical home in the postcode (51 m² median across 59 EPCs). Across 2006–2020, sale prices on this property compounded at -3.7% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £136,000 is 43.2% above the 2020 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£147/sq ft) was about 41% below the postcode norm. Most recent transfer: December 2020 at £95,000.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms2
- Bathrooms2
Outside
- ParkingAllocated
Energy performance
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating system upgraded to a more efficient system
Hot water efficiency decreased
Wall insulation upgraded
More low energy lighting installed
Ventilation system changed
Planning history
85 Lime Square has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
3applications of note in the surrounding area
Sales history & valuation
85 Lime Square's sale-price growth has lagged the wider UK trajectory across its history on file.
£136,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of -3.7% per year over 15 years.
£95,000
Growth on file: -3.7% per year over 15 years.
Sales timeline
18 December 2020Most recent
£95,000
-42.4%over 14 years6 March 2006
£164,950
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
On price per m², 85 Lime Square runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£1,583
Street avg £2,657
Floor Area
60 m²
Street avg 56 m²
Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Street avg 3 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
2.5 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
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
56.7dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
47.0dB







