4 Fairfax Street, York, YO1 6EB
About 4 Fairfax Street
4 Fairfax Street is a two-bedroom mid-terrace house in York (YO1 6EB). It has a recorded floor area of 63 m² (around 676 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (June 2009) shows an E (score 53), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would push it to D (score 55). The latest certificate is from June 2009, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Sold March 2019 for £280,000. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. Across 1997–2019, sale prices on this property compounded at 7% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £343,000 is 22.5% above the 2019 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£414/sq ft) was about 77.4% above the typical sold price in the postcode.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms2
- Bathrooms1
- Dining roomYes
- Utility roomYes
- StudyYes
Outside
- Private gardenSouth-facing
- ParkingAllocated
Energy performance
4 Fairfax Street sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 24 Jun 2019
EPC Rating
Planning history
4 Fairfax Street has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
10applications of note in the surrounding area
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- Signs of HMO activity in the area
- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
4 Fairfax Street has more than quadrupled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1997.
£343,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 7.0% per year over 22 years.
£280,000
Growth on file: 7.0% per year over 22 years.
Sales timeline
28 March 2019Most recent
£280,000
+18.6%over 11 years19 July 2007
£236,000
+34.9%over 2 years8 August 2004
£175,000
+171.3%over 7 years12 June 1997
£64,500
Median price across the last 5 sales in YO1 6EB: £320,000 (2025–2024).
Versus other Fairfax Street homes
4 Fairfax Street is notably below the street on epc rating.
Price per m²
£4,461
Street avg £3,213
Floor Area
63 m²
Street avg 76 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
5.2 t/year
Street avg 3.6 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







