What kind of home is The Empress, Apartment 21, 27 Sunbridge Road, BD1 2AY?

The Empress, Apartment 21, 27 Sunbridge Road, BD1 2AY is a mid-terrace house.

When did The Empress, Apartment 21, 27 Sunbridge Road, BD1 2AY last change hands?

The Empress, Apartment 21, 27 Sunbridge Road, BD1 2AY last sold for £53,000 in October 2020, around 6 years ago. Before that, it sold for £165,000 in June 2007, so prices have been falling over 13 years on record. Source: HM Land Registry.

What is the price history for The Empress, Apartment 21, 27 Sunbridge Road, BD1 2AY?

Across 2 sales between June 2007 and October 2020, The Empress, Apartment 21, 27 Sunbridge Road, BD1 2AY fell from £165,000 to £53,000, a change of £112,000. That works out to roughly -8.2% per year compounded over 13 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

What energy rating does The Empress, Apartment 21, 27 Sunbridge Road, BD1 2AY have?

The current EPC rating for The Empress, Apartment 21, 27 Sunbridge Road, BD1 2AY is C with a score of 80 out of 100, lodged in September 2020. The assessor estimates the property could reach a B. Source: EPC Register.

How big is The Empress, Apartment 21, 27 Sunbridge Road, BD1 2AY?

The Empress, Apartment 21, 27 Sunbridge Road, BD1 2AY has a recorded floor area of 76 m² (818 sq ft). That makes it about 36% larger than the median EPC-recorded property in BD1 2AY. Source: EPC Register.

What heating system does The Empress, Apartment 21, 27 Sunbridge Road, BD1 2AY use?

The latest EPC at The Empress, Apartment 21, 27 Sunbridge Road, BD1 2AY records electricity as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What is the council tax band for The Empress, Apartment 21, 27 Sunbridge Road, BD1 2AY?

The Empress, Apartment 21, 27 Sunbridge Road, BD1 2AY is in council tax band C.

Which area is The Empress, Apartment 21, 27 Sunbridge Road, BD1 2AY in?

The Empress, Apartment 21, 27 Sunbridge Road, BD1 2AY sits in Bradford. It falls within the BD1 postcode district.

What is crime like near The Empress, Apartment 21, 27 Sunbridge Road, BD1 2AY?

Police records around The Empress, Apartment 21, 27 Sunbridge Road, BD1 2AY show an average of 29 reported crimes per month over the last 15 months. Violent crime makes up roughly 38% of reports, the most common category. The overall trend is rising (490% versus the prior period). Source: Police UK.

What schools are near The Empress, Apartment 21, 27 Sunbridge Road, BD1 2AY?

The closest primary school to The Empress, Apartment 21, 27 Sunbridge Road, BD1 2AY is Rainbow Primary Leadership Academy (772m), one of 52 primaries within walking distance. The closest secondary is Bradford College (513m), with 19 secondaries in the surrounding area.

What is the nearest station to The Empress, Apartment 21, 27 Sunbridge Road, BD1 2AY?

The closest bus stop to The Empress, Apartment 21, 27 Sunbridge Road, BD1 2AY is City Park B, 114m away. The nearest rail option is Bradford Foster Square Rail Station, 300m away.

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The Empress, Apartment 21, 27 Sunbridge Road, Bradford, BD1 2AY

Property type

Mid terrace

Floor 03

Habitable rooms

From EPC

Floor area

76 m²

818 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 80

Council tax

Band C

Tenure

Owner Occupied

Overview

About The Empress

A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.

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 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 £104,000 sits 96.2% 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.

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Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

EPC Rating

C80

Main Heating

Electric

Main Fuel

Electric

Hot Water

Poor

Windows

Average

CO2 Emissions

2.1 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against The Empress, Apartment 21, 27 Sunbridge Road, Bradford, BD1 2AY, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

The Empress has no planning applications on record.

Notable planning nearby

2applications of note in the surrounding area

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Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

The Empress's sale-price growth has lagged the wider UK trajectory across its history on file.

Current estimate

£104,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of -8.2% per year over 13 years.

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Last sold (2020)

£53,000

Growth on file: -8.2% per year over 13 years.

Sales timeline

7 October 2020Most recent
£53,000
-67.9%over 13 years
25 June 2007
£165,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in BD1 2AY: £73,250 (2025–2021).

Nearby sales in BD1 2AY

On the street

Versus other Sunbridge Road homes

Four headline reads against 40 similar flats on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

On price per m², The Empress runs well behind the street norm.

Price per m²

£697

Street avg £1,982

Strongly below

Floor Area

76 m²

Street avg 57 m²

Strongly above

Habitable Rooms

3 rooms

Street avg 3 rooms

Above

CO₂ Emissions

2.1 t/year

Street avg 2.0 t/year

Below

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Comparables

Similar properties nearby

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.

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Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around BD1 2AY from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

59.8dB

Moderate

Night-time road noise heatmap for BD1 2AY

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

50.3dB

Low

55 dB

60 dB

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70 dB

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80 dB

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