2 King Charles Tower, Shield Street, Newcastle Upon Tyne, NE2 1XX

2 King Charles Tower is a mid-terrace house in Newcastle Upon Tyne (NE2 1XX). It has a recorded floor area of 39 m² (around 420 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band A. At 39 m² this is the 2nd smallest of 9 units on EPC record in 2 King Charles Tower, where floor areas span 37–66 m². The building's EPC ratings span E to C, with this unit at the bottom. On EPC score it ranks last in the building (41 versus a best of 75). The latest certificate (October 2021) shows an E (score 41), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The rating has held steady at E across 2 certificates since December 2014. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor and lighting went from Poor 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 lift it to C (score 78), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.

At 39 m² it sits well below the postcode median (66 m² across 89 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement.