5 Fairfax Street, York, YO1 6EB

5 Fairfax Street is a two-bedroom mid-terrace house in York (YO1 6EB). It has a recorded floor area of 83 m² (around 893 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (February 2026) shows a D (score 60), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since May 2012. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Poor to Average and window efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor; while lighting dropped from Very Good to Good. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 69). This certificate was lodged in the last six months, so the rating reflects current condition.

Held since May 1998 — that's 28 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. Today's modelled estimate of £297,000 sits 430.4% above the 1998 sale of £56,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£63/sq ft) was about 74.4% below the postcode norm. At 83 m² it's 25.2% larger than the typical home in the postcode (66 m² median across 38 EPCs).