2 Phoenix Apartments, Queen Street, Newcastle Upon Tyne, NE1 3UG

2 Phoenix Apartments is a two-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Newcastle Upon Tyne (NE1 3UG). It has a recorded floor area of 51 m² (around 549 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band C. At 51 m² this is the smallest unit on EPC record across the building (51–153 m²). The building's EPC ratings span G to D across 9 units on file. The latest certificate (May 2019) shows an E (score 51), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. When first surveyed in November 2008 the rating was F, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, hot-water efficiency went from Very Poor to Average and main heating went from Poor to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 78), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.

It hasn't traded since September 1999, a hold of 27 years that's notably long for the area. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. Today's modelled estimate of £154,000 sits 71.1% above the 1999 sale of £90,000. At 51 m² it sits well below the postcode median (74 m² across 41 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 71% of similar EPCs).