51 Fairfax Street, York, YO1 6EB
About 51 Fairfax Street
51 Fairfax Street is a three-bedroom end-of-terrace house in York (YO1 6EB). It has a recorded floor area of 99 m² (around 1066 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (October 2016) shows a D (score 64), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 82), a 2-band jump.
At 99 m² the property is well over the postcode median (66 m² across 38 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. A recent sale: £410,000 in March 2025. Across the public record there are 5 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. 2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2003–2025, sale prices on this property compounded at 7.2% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£385/sq ft) was about 57.2% above the typical sold price in the postcode.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms3
- Bathrooms2
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Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Planning history
- Sept 2016ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Single storey rear extension and dormer to rear and insertion of first and second floor windows to side elevation (revised scheme to alter window details)
- Agent
- PSM Design
- Documents
- 7 docs on file
- Reference
- 16/01803/FUL
- Jul 2016ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Single storey rear extension and dormer to rear
- Agent
- PSM Design
- Documents
- 11 docs on file
- Reference
- 16/00968/FUL
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- Signs of HMO activity in the area
- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
51 Fairfax Street has more than quadrupled in price since its earliest registered sale in 2003.
£441,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 7.2% per year over 22 years.
£410,000
Growth on file: 7.2% per year over 22 years.
Sales timeline
28 March 2025Most recent
£410,000
+7.3%over 8 years9 December 2016
£382,000
+106.5%over 3 years13 May 2013
£185,000
+12.8%over 4 years2 October 2008
£164,000
+88.5%over 5 years31 January 2003
£87,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in YO1 6EB: £307,500 (2025–2024).
Versus other Fairfax Street homes
On years held, 51 Fairfax Street runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£4,141
Street avg £3,224
Floor Area
99 m²
Street avg 75 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.5 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.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
55.5dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
46.3dB