The Empress, Apartment 21, 27 Sunbridge Road, Bradford, BD1 2AY
About The Empress
The Empress is a mid-terrace house in Bradford (BD1 2AY). It has a recorded floor area of 76 m² (around 818 sq ft), construction records dating it to 2007-2011 and council tax band C. At 76 m² this is the 39th 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 (September 2020) shows a C (score 80), near the top of the C band. The rating has held steady at C across 2 certificates since September 2020. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 86). Main heating runs on electricity.
At 76 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 2007–2020, sale prices on this property compounded at -8.2% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £130,000 sits 145.3% above the 2020 sale of £53,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£65/sq ft) was about 69.6% below the postcode norm. Last sale on file: £53,000 in October 2020.
Energy performance
EPC Rating
Certificate validity
Valid until 20 September 2030
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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.
£130,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of -8.2% per year over 13 years.
£53,000
Growth on file: -8.2% per year over 13 years.
Sales timeline
7 October 2020Most recent
£53,000
-67.9%over 13 years25 June 2007
£165,000
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
On price per m², The Empress runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£697
Street avg £1,987
Floor Area
76 m²
Street avg 56 m²
Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Street avg 3 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
2.1 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







