The Empress, Apartment 12a, 27 Sunbridge Road, Bradford, BD1 2AY
About The Empress
The Empress is a two-bedroom mid-terrace house in Bradford (BD1 2AY). It has a recorded floor area of 75 m² (around 807 sq ft), construction records dating it to 2003-2006 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (November 2020) returns a B (score 82), comfortably above the UK average. The rating has held steady at B across 2 certificates since August 2010. Between certificates, lighting dropped from Very Good to Average and main heating dropped from Poor to Very Poor. Main heating runs on electricity. At 75 m² this is the 37th 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, with this unit at the top. Other recorded features include a balcony.
At 75 m² the property is well over the postcode median (56 m² across 40 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Across 2007–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at -8.3% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £112,000 sits 119.6% above the 2021 sale of £51,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£63/sq ft) was about 68.7% below the postcode norm. Most recent transfer: July 2021 at £51,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms2
- Bathrooms2
- EnsuiteYes
Outside
- BalconyYes
Energy performance
EPC Rating
Certificate validity
Valid until 13 November 2030
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating system changed
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Low energy lighting percentage decreased
Get a survey for this property
Level 3 Building Survey
Because the property has no mains gas supply, we believe a Level 3 building survey should be considered.
From £820 · Includes VAT
Planning history
The Empress has no planning applications on record.
But the area is active
2 notable applications nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.
Sales history & valuation
The Empress's sale-price growth has lagged the wider UK trajectory across its history on file.
£112,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of -8.3% per year over 14 years.
£51,000
Growth on file: -8.3% per year over 14 years.
Sales timeline
14 July 2021Most recent
£51,000
-70.3%over 14 years24 June 2007
£172,000
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
Price per m² for The Empress lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£680
Street avg £1,988
Floor Area
75 m²
Street avg 56 m²
Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Street avg 3 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
1.8 t/year
Street avg 1.9 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.
Crime
383/mo
Falling 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
A Local Area report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
59.8dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
50.3dB







