53 Citygate, Bath Lane, Newcastle Upon Tyne, NE1 4DL

53 Citygate is a two-bedroom mid-terrace house in Newcastle Upon Tyne (NE1 4DL). It has a recorded floor area of 70 m² (around 753 sq ft), construction records dating it to 2003-2006 and council tax band D. At 70 m² this is the 45th smallest of 56 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 38–84 m². The building's EPC ratings span D to B, with this unit at the bottom. The latest certificate (April 2015) shows a D (score 63), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 80). Main heating runs on electricity. The latest certificate is from April 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

Across 2002–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 1.6% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £172,000 is 14% below the 2022 sale of £200,000, an unusual pattern given regional price growth and worth checking against the EPC condition. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£265/sq ft) was about 17.6% above the typical sold price in the postcode. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 80% of similar EPCs). Sold November 2022 for £200,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.