The Empress, Apartment 5, 27 Sunbridge Road, Bradford, BD1 2AY
About The Empress
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.
It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 88% of similar EPCs). Across 2007–2019, sale prices on this property compounded at -5.4% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £114,000 is 47.1% above the 2019 sale price. 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.
Energy performance
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Hot water efficiency decreased
Wall insulation upgraded
Planning history
The Empress has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
2applications of note in the surrounding area
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Sales history & valuation
The Empress's sale-price growth has lagged the wider UK trajectory across its history on file.
£114,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of -5.4% per year over 12 years.
£77,500
Growth on file: -5.4% per year over 12 years.
Sales timeline
30 May 2019Most recent
£77,500
+6.9%over 5 years3 October 2013
£72,500
-51.7%over 6 years24 July 2007
£150,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in BD1 2AY: £73,250 (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 22, 27 Sunbridge Road, Bradford, BD1 2AY
Sold Oct 2021
£73,250
Versus other Sunbridge Road homes
EPC Rating for The Empress lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£1,360
Street avg £1,965
Floor Area
57 m²
Street avg 57 m²
Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Street avg 3 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.1 t/year
Street avg 2.0 t/year
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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
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
59.8dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
50.3dB







