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

Property type
Mid terrace
Floor 1st
Habitable rooms
2
From EPC
Floor area
38 m²
409 sq ft
Energy rating
C
Score 69
Council tax
Band B
Tenure
Private Rental
Overview

About 88 Lime Square

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

88 Lime Square is a mid-terrace house in Newcastle Upon Tyne (NE1 2BN). It has a recorded floor area of 38 m² (around 409 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1996-2002 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (June 2020) shows a C (score 69), just inside the C band. The rating has held steady at C across 2 certificates since October 2008. Between certificates, lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good; while window efficiency dropped from Good to Average and hot-water efficiency dropped from Very Good to Poor. Main heating runs on electricity. At 38 m² this is the 5th 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 38 m² it's 26.9% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (52 m² median across 59 EPCs). Across 2006–2023, sale prices on this property compounded at -0.7% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £102,000 is 15.9% above the 2023 sale price. Last sale on file: £88,000 in October 2023.

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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)
Jun 2020

EPC Rating

A
B
C
C69
D
E
F
G
Main Heating
Electric
Main Fuel
Electric
Hot Water
Poor
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
2.1 t/year
Occupancy
Rented

Property Improvements

Changes detected from historical EPC data

Jun 2020from Oct 2008
Heating System
Storage HeatersRoom Heaters

Heating system changed

Hot Water
Very GoodPoor

Hot water efficiency decreased

Low Energy Lighting
0%100%

More low energy lighting installed

Ventilation
ExtractNatural

Ventilation system changed

Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 88 Lime Square, City Road, Newcastle Upon Tyne, NE1 2BN, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

88 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.

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

Current estimate

£102,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of -0.7% per year over 18 years.

See how we calculated this
Last sold (2023)

£88,000

Growth on file: -0.7% per year over 18 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 25 October 2023Most recent

    £88,000

    -12.0%over 17 years

  2. 8 March 2006

    £100,056

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.

Floor Area for 88 Lime Square lags the street by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£2,316

Street avg £2,645

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Floor Area

38 m²

Street avg 56 m²

Strongly below

Habitable Rooms

2 rooms

Street avg 3 rooms

Below

CO₂ Emissions

2.1 t/year

Street avg 1.9 t/year

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Before you decide

Everything you need to know about 88 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
Comparables

Similar properties nearby

A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.
£109k

1 Sallyport House, City Road

NE1 2AE

1 bed1 bath
£119k

1 Melbourne Court, Howard Street

NE1 2AT

2 bed1 bath
£122k

1 St Ann S Close

NE1 2QH

£125k

1 Sallyport Crescent

NE1 2NE

£126k

1 Red Barns

NE1 2TP

£126k

10 Sallyport Crescent

NE1 2NE

£127k

10 Red Barns

NE1 2TP

£129k

1 Grenville Terrace

NE1 2JZ

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.
Full Newcastle Upon Tyne report

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