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The Empress, Apartment 5, 27 Sunbridge Road, Bradford, BD1 2AY

3 sales on record

Estimated value

£128,000

  • Since the 2019 sale (£77,500)+65%
  • Against BD1 2AY's recent median (£73,250)+75%

Newest record on this page: April 2025. Land Registry and EPC registers update monthly, so this page can trail them by 2–3 months.

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Property type
End terrace
Floor 01
Habitable rooms
3
From EPC
Floor area
57 m²
614 sq ft
Energy rating
D
Score 64
Council tax
Band C
Tenure
Owner Occupied
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Valuation

About this valuation

How the figure is worked out and what it's based on. If you know this home, you can tell other visitors what you think it's worth.

Our estimate

£128,000

  • Against its 2019 sale (£77,500)+65%
  • Against BD1 2AY's recent median (£73,250)+75%

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How the estimate is made

The estimate for The Empress is modelled from its 57 m² EPC floor area, its 3 recorded sales and recent sales of comparable homes in BD1 2AY. It is an automated estimate, not a survey or mortgage valuation: condition, layout and improvements that aren't on record can move the real figure either way.

What it's based on

  • Floor area

    57 m² from the EPC lodged in December 2024

  • Sales of this home

    3 sales recorded, the latest in 2019

  • Recent sales in BD1 2AY

    5 sales, median £73,250 (2025–2021)

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DataThis pageFull report
SalesLatest sale shown: April 2025Latest available records, read when you order
ValuationEstimate from the last refreshAnalysed against comparable sales
PlanningNone on this homeFull history, plus nearby schemes
Flood riskNot shownIncluded
Price

Sales history & valuation

Every recorded sale of this home, how its price has moved, and what neighbouring properties have sold for.

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

Sales timeline

  1. 30 May 2019Most recent

    £77,500

    +6.9%over 5 years

  2. 3 October 2013

    £72,500

    -51.7%over 6 years

  3. 24 July 2007

    £150,000

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

Risks

What this page doesn't show

1 potential issue has already been flagged for The Empress, Apartment 5, 27 Sunbridge Road, Bradford, BD1 2AY. The detail, evidence and what to ask about it are in the Risks Report.
  • Larger development activity nearbyIn report
  • Flood risk from rivers, sea and surface waterIn report
  • Subsidence and ground-stability signalsIn report
  • Refusals, enforcement and big schemes nearbyIn report

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Overview

About The Empress

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

The Empress is an end-of-terrace house in Bradford (BD1 2AY). It has a recorded floor area of 57 m² (around 614 sq ft), construction records dating it to 2007-2011 and council tax band C. At 57 m² this is the 22nd 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 bottom. On EPC score it ranks last in the building (64 versus a best of 84). The latest certificate (December 2024) shows a D (score 64), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since July 2013. Between certificates, window efficiency dropped from Good to Average and hot-water efficiency dropped from Average to Poor. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 77). Main heating runs on electricity.

On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Across 2007–2019, sale prices on this property compounded at -5.4% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £128,000 sits 65.2% above the 2019 sale of £77,500. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£126/sq ft) was about 39.1% below the postcode norm. Last sale on file: £77,500 in May 2019.

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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.

The Empress sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.

Current Certificate(1 of 2)
Dec 2024

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
D64
E
F
G
Main Heating
Electric
Main Fuel
Electric
Hot Water
Poor
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
3.1 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied

Certificate validity

Valid until 18 December 2034

8 years remaining

Property Improvements

Changes detected from historical EPC data

Dec 2024from Jul 2013
Heating Controls
ThermostatProg + Stat

Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management

Hot Water
AveragePoor

Hot water efficiency decreased

Wall Insulation
Insulated StoneInsulated Cavity

Wall insulation upgraded

Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against The Empress, Apartment 5, 27 Sunbridge Road, Bradford, BD1 2AY, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

The Empress has no planning applications on record.

2

But the area is active

2 notable applications nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.

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.

EPC Rating for The Empress lags the street by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£1,360

Street avg £1,971

Below

Floor Area

57 m²

Street avg 57 m²

On par

Habitable Rooms

3 rooms

Street avg 3 rooms

Above

CO₂ Emissions

3.1 t/year

Street avg 1.9 t/year

Strongly below
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.
Full Bradford report

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.

Nearest schools

  • Bradford College16 plus513m
  • New College Bradford16 plus529m
  • Rainbow Primary Leadership AcademyPrimary772m
  • Dixons Music PrimaryPrimary908m

Nearest stops

  • City Park BBus stop114m
  • Goitside FBus stop121m
  • Goitside DBus stop132m
  • City Park CBus stop165m

Most reported crime locally

  • Violence & Sexual Offences2,309 reports33%
  • Shoplifting814 reports12%
  • Public Order796 reports12%
  • Drugs559 reports8%

Go deeper on the local area

A Local Area 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
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Valuation method in detail
How the estimate is made
The estimate for The Empress is modelled from its 57 m² EPC floor area, its 3 recorded sales and recent sales of comparable homes in BD1 2AY. It is an automated estimate, not a survey or mortgage valuation: condition, layout and improvements that aren't on record can move the real figure either way.
Where sold prices come from
Sold prices are HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, which covers residential sales in England and Wales since 1995. 3 sales are recorded for The Empress. Sales normally appear two to three months after completion, so the most recent ones take time to show up anywhere.
Reading the EPC
Energy Performance Certificates rate homes from A (most efficient) to G and last 10 years. The latest one for The Empress was lodged in December 2024 at band D and is valid until December 2034. 2 certificates are on record, which shows how the home has changed.
Planning records
Planning applications are collected from local authority registers through PlanIt. None is matched to The Empress. Councils sometimes file applications under a different address format, and applications on neighbouring land aren't listed here; the report covers both.
Area figures
Crime is police-recorded street-level data over the last 18 months, which places each incident at an approximate point. The 71 schools and 30 stops listed are measured in a straight line from BD1 2AY, not by walking route. Road noise is Defra's strategic noise modelling, averaged across the postcode.
Council tax band
The Empress is in council tax band C. Bands are set by the Valuation Office Agency from historic values (1 April 1991 in England, 1 April 2003 in Wales), not today's price; the amount you pay depends on the council's rate for the band.
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