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1 Fairfax Street, York, YO1 6EB

Property type
End terrace
Bedrooms
2
Floor area
120 m²
1292 sq ft
Energy rating
D
Score 58
Council tax
Band D
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About 1 Fairfax Street

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

1 Fairfax Street is a two-bedroom end-of-terrace house in York (YO1 6EB). It has a recorded floor area of 120 m² (around 1292 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (October 2016) shows a D (score 58), a step below the typical UK home. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 79). Period features are noted in the property record.

At 120 m² the property is well over the postcode median (66 m² across 38 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Across 1995–2018, sale prices on this property compounded at 7.8% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £469,000 is 23.6% above the 2018 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£294/sq ft) was about 22.9% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold September 2018 for £379,450.

Specifications

What this property has

Pulled from EPC certificates, claim submissions and our property model. Empty categories are hidden — we only show what's known.

Inside

  • Bedrooms2
  • StudyYes

Outside

  • ParkingOff street

Building

  • Period featuresYes
Before you decide

Everything you need to know about 1 Fairfax Street

The true value, the hidden risks and the full sale history, in one report.

Signs of HMO activity in the areaLarger development activity nearby
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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.

1 Fairfax Street's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
D58
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Poor
CO2 Emissions
6.3 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 1 Fairfax Street, York, YO1 6EB, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

1 Fairfax Street has no planning applications on record.

Notable planning nearby

10applications of note in the surrounding area

Before you offer

We flagged 2 things worth checking at 1 Fairfax Street

Independent checks surfaced things a buyer would want to understand before offering. The report explains each one in full, with the underlying data and what to ask.

  • Signs of HMO activity in the area
  • Larger development activity nearby
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Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

Price for 1 Fairfax Street has grown more than fourfold since the 1995 starting point.

Current estimate

£469,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 7.8% per year over 23 years.

See how we calculated this
Last sold (2018)

£379,450

Growth on file: 7.8% per year over 23 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 18 September 2018Most recent

    £379,450

    +458.0%over 22 years

  2. 23 October 1995

    £68,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in YO1 6EB: £320,000 (2025–2024).

On the street

Versus other Fairfax Street homes

Four headline reads against 37 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

1 Fairfax Street outperforms the street on floor area by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£3,162

Street avg £3,255

Below

Floor Area

120 m²

Street avg 74 m²

Strongly above

Habitable Rooms

5 rooms

Street avg 4 rooms

Strongly above

CO₂ Emissions

6.3 t/year

Street avg 3.6 t/year

Strongly below
Before you decide

Everything you need to know about 1 Fairfax Street

The true value, the hidden risks and the full sale history, in one report.

Signs of HMO activity in the areaLarger development activity nearby
£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.
£429k

1 Dewsbury Terrace

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2 bed1 bath
£396k

1 Emperors Wharf, Skeldergate

YO1 6DQ

2 bed
£352k

1 Falkland Street

YO1 6DY

2 bed1 bath
£340k

1 Hampden Street

YO1 6EA

2 bed1 bath
£312k

1 Albion Street

YO1 6HJ

2 bed1 bath
£290k

1 Buckingham Court

YO1 6EQ

2 bed1 bath
£281k

1 Crambeck Court, Fetter Lane

YO1 6BZ

2 bed
£264k

1 Centurion Square, Skeldergate

YO1 6DP

2 bed2 bath
Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the York district page.
Full York report

Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.

Crime

5/mo

Rising year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

0.2 km

Victoria Bar — bus stop.

Closest school

0.4 km

Scarcroft Primary School. 32 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 YO1 6EB from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for YO1 6EB

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

55.5dB

Moderate
Night-time road noise heatmap for YO1 6EB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

46.3dB

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 1 Fairfax Street, York, YO1 6EB. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.