The Empress, Apartment 23, 27 Sunbridge Road, Bradford, BD1 2AY

The Empress is a two-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Bradford (BD1 2AY). It has a recorded floor area of 56 m² (around 603 sq ft), construction records dating it to 2007-2011 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (September 2020) shows a C (score 79), near the top of the C band. When first surveyed in March 2009 the rating was D, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, hot-water efficiency went from Very Poor to Average; while window efficiency dropped from Good to Average and lighting dropped from Poor to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 86). Main heating runs on electricity. At 56 m² this is the 20th 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.

Today's modelled estimate of £142,000 is 19.8% below the 2007 sale of £177,000, running counter to the wider postcode trend, which makes the EPC and condition history especially worth a look. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£294/sq ft) was about 45.7% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Held since June 2007 — that's 19 years off the open market, well above the local norm. That sale landed at the peak of the pre-credit-crunch market, which is a useful reference point when interpreting the price.