20 Fairfax Street, York, YO1 6EB
About 20 Fairfax Street
20 Fairfax Street is a two-bedroom mid-terrace house in York (YO1 6EB). It has a recorded floor area of 53 m² (around 570 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (February 2022) shows a D (score 57), a step below the typical UK home. The rating has held steady at D across 3 certificates since December 2009. Between certificates, lighting went from Good to Very Good; while roof efficiency dropped from Good to Very Poor and hot-water efficiency dropped from Very Good to Good. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 76). Our model identifies extension potential, subject to local planning policy.
Sold August 2022 for £296,000. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend. Across 2010–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 4.5% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£519/sq ft) was about 125.8% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 53 m² it's 22.6% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (69 m² median across 38 EPCs).
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms2
- Bathrooms1
Building
- Extension potentialPossible
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Energy performance
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Hot water efficiency decreased
Window efficiency improved
Wall insulation improved
More low energy lighting installed
Planning history
20 Fairfax Street has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
10applications of note in the surrounding area
We flagged 2 things worth checking at 20 Fairfax Street
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- Signs of HMO activity in the area
- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
£311,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 4.5% per year over 12 years.
£296,000
Growth on file: 4.5% per year over 12 years.
Sales timeline
3 August 2022Most recent
£296,000
+32.1%over 4 years15 July 2018
£224,000
+16.4%over 4 years18 December 2013
£192,500
+11.6%over 3 years12 April 2010
£172,500
Median price across the last 5 sales in YO1 6EB: £320,000 (2025–2024).
Versus other Fairfax Street homes
On price per m², 20 Fairfax Street stands well clear of the street.
Price per m²
£5,585
Street avg £3,177
Floor Area
53 m²
Street avg 76 m²
Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.5 t/year
Street avg 3.7 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
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.
Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
55.5dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
46.3dB