The Empress, Apartment 22, 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 77 m² (around 829 sq ft), construction records dating it to 2003-2006 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (August 2019) returns a B (score 83), comfortably above the UK average. When first surveyed in January 2009 the rating was D, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, hot-water efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor; while lighting dropped from Average to Poor. Main heating runs on electricity. At 77 m² this is the 40th 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.
At 77 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 -5.6% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £104,000 is 42% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£88/sq ft) was about 58.5% below the postcode norm. Most recent transfer: October 2021 at £73,250. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
Energy performance
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Hot water system upgraded
Planning history
The Empress has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
2applications of note in the surrounding area
We flagged 1 thing worth checking at The Empress
Independent checks surfaced things a buyer would want to understand before offering. The report explains each one in full, with the underlying data and what to ask.
- Larger development activity nearby
30-day money-back guarantee
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 -5.6% per year over 14 years.
£73,250
Growth on file: -5.6% per year over 14 years.
Sales timeline
6 October 2021Most recent
£73,250
-56.1%over 14 years24 June 2007
£167,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in BD1 2AY: £60,000 (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 12a, 27 Sunbridge Road, Bradford, BD1 2AY
Sold Jul 2021
£51,000
Versus other Sunbridge Road homes
On floor area, The Empress stands well clear of the street.
Price per m²
£951
Street avg £1,975
Floor Area
77 m²
Street avg 56 m²
Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Street avg 3 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
1.9 t/year
Street avg 2.0 t/year
Similar properties nearby
10 The Castle Apartments, Grattan Road
BD1 2LU
11 The Castle Apartments, Grattan Road
BD1 2LU
12 14, Flat 2, Quebec Street
BD1 2ER
28a, Flat 1, Barry Street
BD1 2AW
28a, Flat 2, Barry Street
BD1 2AW
28a, Flat 5, Barry Street
BD1 2AW
28a, Flat 3, Barry Street
BD1 2AW
12 14, Flat 4, Quebec Street
BD1 2ER
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
The full 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







