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The Empress, Apartment 22, 27 Sunbridge Road, Bradford, BD1 2AY

EPC B
Property type
Mid terrace
Floor 4th
Habitable rooms
3
From EPC
Floor area
77 m²
829 sq ft
Energy rating
B
Score 83
Council tax
Band C
Tenure
Private Rental
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 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.

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The data behind every report

  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
Current Certificate(1 of 2)
Aug 2019

EPC Rating

A
B
B83
C
D
E
F
G
Main Heating
Electric
Main Fuel
Electric
Hot Water
Poor
Windows
Good
CO2 Emissions
1.9 t/year
Occupancy
Rented

Property Improvements

Changes detected from historical EPC data

Aug 2019from Jan 2009
EPC improved fromD66toB83
Hot Water
ImmersionImmersion (Off-Peak)

Hot water system upgraded

Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against The Empress, Apartment 22, 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

Before you offer

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.

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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 -5.6% per year over 14 years.

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Last sold (2021)

£73,250

Growth on file: -5.6% per year over 14 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 6 October 2021Most recent

    £73,250

    -56.1%over 14 years
  2. 24 June 2007

    £167,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in BD1 2AY: £60,000 (2025–2021).

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 floor area, The Empress stands well clear of the street.

Price per m²

£951

Street avg £1,975

Strongly below

Floor Area

77 m²

Street avg 56 m²

Strongly above

Habitable Rooms

3 rooms

Street avg 3 rooms

Above

CO₂ Emissions

1.9 t/year

Street avg 2.0 t/year

On par
Before you decide

Everything you need to know about The Empress

The true value, the hidden risks and the full sale history, in one report.

Larger development activity nearby
£14.99one-off

30-day money-back guarantee

Preview of the full property report

The data behind every report

  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Bradford district page.

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.

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 road noise heatmap for BD1 2AY

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
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
FAQ

Common questions

The questions buyers, sellers and homeowners most often ask about The Empress, Apartment 22, 27 Sunbridge Road, Bradford, BD1 2AY. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.