The Empress, Apartment 11, 27 Sunbridge Road, Bradford, BD1 2AY
About The Empress
The Empress is a one-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Bradford (BD1 2AY). It has a recorded floor area of 47 m² (around 506 sq ft), construction records dating it to 2007 onwards and council tax band A. At 47 m² this is the 14th smallest of 41 units on EPC record in The Empress, where floor areas span 36–79 m². The building's EPC ratings span D to B across 41 units on file. The latest certificate (October 2008) shows a C (score 74). The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 86). Main heating runs on electricity. The latest certificate is from October 2008, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Across 2007–2017, sale prices on this property compounded at -7.6% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £104,000 sits 89.1% above the 2017 sale of £55,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£109/sq ft) was about 46.1% below the postcode norm. Last sold in November 2017, so it's been off the market for around 9 years. At 47 m² it's 16.8% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (57 m² median across 40 EPCs).
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms1
- Open-plan layoutYes
Energy performance
The Empress's carbon output is low for the local stock.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 22 Oct 2018
EPC Rating
Planning history
The Empress has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
2applications of note in the surrounding area
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Sales history & valuation
The Empress's sale-price growth has lagged the wider UK trajectory across its history on file.
£104,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of -7.6% per year over 10 years.
£55,000
Growth on file: -7.6% per year over 10 years.
Sales timeline
3 November 2017Most recent
£55,000
-56.0%over 10 years24 June 2007
£125,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in BD1 2AY: £73,250 (2025–2021).
Nearby sales in BD1 2AY
The Empress, Apartment 17, 27 Sunbridge Road, Bradford, BD1 2AY
Sold Apr 2025
£60,000The Empress, Apartment 16, 27 Sunbridge Road, Bradford, BD1 2AY
Sold Jun 2024
£84,000The Empress, Apartment 36, 27 Sunbridge Road, Bradford, BD1 2AY
Sold Jun 2023
£95,000The Empress, Apartment 4, 27 Sunbridge Road, Bradford, BD1 2AY
Sold Jan 2022
£42,700The Empress, Apartment 22, 27 Sunbridge Road, Bradford, BD1 2AY
Sold Oct 2021
£73,250
Versus other Sunbridge Road homes
The Empress outperforms the street on co₂ emissions by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£1,170
Street avg £1,970
Floor Area
47 m²
Street avg 57 m²
Habitable Rooms
2 rooms
Street avg 3 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
1.3 t/year
Street avg 2.0 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.
Crime
29/mo
Rising year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
City Park B — bus stop.
Closest school
0.5 km
Bradford College. 71 schools nearby.
Go deeper on the local area
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
59.8dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
50.3dB







