Rightmove Scraper

🤖 What does Rightmove Scraper do?

Rightmove Scraper extracts real estate listings from rightmove.co.uk, one of the UK's most popular property platforms.

With this scraper, you can collect:

• 🏠 Properties for sale
• 🏡 Properties for rent
• 🏢 Commercial and residential listings
• 🔍 Listings filtered by price, beds, bathrooms, property type, publication date, and more

💡 Why scrape rightmove.co.uk?

Rightmove is the largest property portal in the UK, offering a comprehensive view of the property market across cities, towns, and neighborhoods.

By scraping Rightmove, you can:

• 📈 Track real estate trends and investment opportunities
• 🧠 Perform competitive analysis for estate agencies and investors
• 🏙 Monitor property listings in specific regions over time
• 🗺 Enrich datasets for price modeling, analysis, or research

🚀 How to scrape rightmove.co.uk

1. Add the actor – Log in to Apify and install Rightmove Scraper.
2. Configure your input – Choose your target location, operation type, filters, and number of items.
3. Run the actor – Hit "Run" to start the scraping process.
4. View results – Retrieve the dataset in JSON, CSV, or Excel formats.

💳 How much will it cost?

Apify provides $5 of free monthly usage for all users on the Free plan. This should cover small to moderate runs of Rightmove Scraper.

For higher usage needs, upgrade to a paid plan:

• Personal Plan ($49/month): Suitable for consistent property scraping
• Business Plans: Scalable options for high-volume or commercial needs

📝 Input Parameters

Parameter	Type	Default	Description
maxItems	integer	10	Maximum number of properties to scrape (min: 1)
location	string	London	Location or area to search
operation	string	buy	Operation type: buy or rent
sortBy	string	newestListed	Sort order: newestListed, oldestListed, lowestPrice, highestPrice
propertyTypes	array	[]	Filter by property types (e.g., detached, flat, bungalow, etc.)
minPrice	integer	0	Minimum price (0 means any)
maxPrice	integer	0	Maximum price (0 means any)
minBeds	integer	0	Minimum bedrooms (-1 for studio, 0 for any)
maxBeds	integer	0	Maximum bedrooms (-1 for studio, 0 for any)
minBaths	integer	0	Minimum number of bathrooms
maxBaths	integer	0	Maximum number of bathrooms
publicationDate	string	""	Filter listings by recency: 24h, 3d, 7d, 14d, or empty for any
includeSSTC	boolean	false	Include "Sold Subject to Contract" (buy only)
includeLetAgreed	boolean	false	Include "Let Agreed" (rent only)
mustHave	array	[]	Must-have features (e.g., garden, parking, student, etc.)
dontShow	array	[]	Exclude features (e.g., retirement, auction, etc.)
tenureTypes	array	[]	Tenure types: freehold, leasehold, share_of_freehold (buy only)
furnishTypes	array	[]	Furnishing: furnished, partFurnished, unfurnished (rent only)
letType	string	""	Let type: longTerm, shortTerm, or empty (rent only)
moveInByDate	string	""	Move-in date filter in YYYY-MM-DD (rent only)
proxyConfiguration	object	Apify Proxy	Use Apify proxies (default: RESIDENTIAL group)

Example input:

{
  "maxItems": 50,
  "location": "London",
  "operation": "buy",
  "sortBy": "lowestPrice",
  "minBeds": 2,
  "maxPrice": 6000000,
  "mustHave": ["parking"],
  "proxyConfiguration": {
    "useApifyProxy": true,
    "apifyProxyGroups": ["RESIDENTIAL"]
  }
}

📊 Output

The actor returns a list of property listings in JSON format. Each object includes:

• id, price, bedrooms, bathrooms
• summary, displayAddress, propertySubType
• images, agency info, tenure
• listingUpdateDate, firstVisibleDate, updateDate
• transactionType, premiumListing, contact info, etc.

Sample output:

[
  {
    "id": 155728754,
    "bedrooms": 5,
    "bathrooms": 3,
    "numberOfImages": 14,
    "numberOfFloorplans": 1,
    "numberOfVirtualTours": 1,
    "summary": "An exceptional five-bedroom Grade II listed semi-detached Victorian stucco house, measuring some 3,000 sq ft, set over just four floors, with a sizable front garden, a striking hooded iron balcony and a beautiful rear garden, perfect for dining in the summer. This meticulously designed house bene...",
    "displayAddress": "Holland Park Avenue, Holland Park, W11",
    "countryCode": "GB",
    "location": {
      "latitude": 51.50838,
      "longitude": -0.2021
    },
    "images": [
      {
        "srcUrl": "https://media.rightmove.co.uk:443/dir/crop/10:9-16:9/86k/85477/155728754/85477_CEN240064_IMG_01_0000_max_476x317.jpeg",
        "url": "86k/85477/155728754/85477_CEN240064_IMG_01_0000.jpeg",
        "caption": "Picture No. 08"
      }
    ],
    "propertySubType": "House",
    "tenure": {
      "tenureType": "FREEHOLD"
    },
    "letAvailableDate": null,
    "listingUpdate": {
      "listingUpdateReason": "price_reduced",
      "listingUpdateDate": "2025-06-02T12:26:37Z"
    },
    "price": {
      "amount": 5750000,
      "frequency": "not specified",
      "currencyCode": "GBP",
      "displayPrices": [
        {
          "displayPrice": "£5,750,000",
          "displayPriceQualifier": ""
        }
      ]
    },
    "premiumListing": true,
    "featuredProperty": true,
    "customer": {
      "branchId": 85477,
      "brandPlusLogoURI": "/86k/85477/branch_rmchoice_logo_85477_0001.jpeg",
      "contactTelephone": "020 3867 7002",
      "branchDisplayName": "CENTURY 21 Sophia Elena, London",
      "branchName": "London",
      "brandTradingName": "CENTURY 21 Sophia Elena",
      "branchLandingPageUrl": "/estate-agents/agent/CENTURY-21-Sophia-Elena/London-85477.html",
      "development": false,
      "mediaServerUrl": "https://media.rightmove.co.uk:443",
      "showReducedProperties": true,
      "hasBrandPlus": true,
      "commercial": false,
      "showOnMap": true,
      "enhancedListing": false,
      "developmentContent": null,
      "buildToRent": false,
      "buildToRentBenefits": [],
      "updateDate": "2025-05-28T20:13:52Z",
      "brandPlusLogoUrl": "https://media.rightmove.co.uk:443/86k/85477/branch_rmchoice_logo_85477_0001.jpeg"
    },
    "distance": null,
    "transactionType": "buy",
    "productLabel": {
      "productLabelText": "Premium Listing",
      "spotlightLabel": false
    },
    "commercial": false,
    "development": false,
    "residential": true,
    "students": false,
    "auction": false,
    "feesApply": false,
    "feesApplyText": null,
    "displaySize": "3,016 sq. ft.",
    "showOnMap": true,
    "propertyUrl": "/properties/155728754#/?channel=RES_BUY",
    "contactUrl": "/property-for-sale/contactBranch.html?propertyId=155728754",
    "staticMapUrl": null,
    "channel": "BUY",
    "firstVisibleDate": "2024-12-06T10:59:32Z",
    "keywords": [],
    "keywordMatchType": "no_keyword",
    "saved": false,
    "hidden": false,
    "onlineViewingsAvailable": false,
    "lozengeModel": {
      "matchingLozenges": []
    },
    "streetView": {
      "showStreetView": true
    },
    "enquiredTimestamp": null,
    "updateDate": "2025-07-02T11:41:41Z",
    "enquiryAddedTimestamp": null,
    "enquiryCalledTimestamp": null,
    "enhancedListing": false,
    "propertyImages": {
      "images": [
        {
          "srcUrl": "https://media.rightmove.co.uk:443/dir/crop/10:9-16:9/86k/85477/155728754/85477_CEN240064_IMG_01_0000_max_476x317.jpeg",
          "url": "86k/85477/155728754/85477_CEN240064_IMG_01_0000.jpeg",
          "caption": "Picture No. 08"
        }
      ],
      "mainImageSrc": "https://media.rightmove.co.uk:443/dir/crop/10:9-16:9/86k/85477/155728754/85477_CEN240064_IMG_01_0000_max_476x317.jpeg",
      "mainMapImageSrc": "https://media.rightmove.co.uk:443/dir/crop/10:9-16:9/86k/85477/155728754/85477_CEN240064_IMG_01_0000_max_296x197.jpeg"
    },
    "formattedBranchName": " by CENTURY 21 Sophia Elena, London",
    "addedOrReduced": "Reduced on 02/06/2025",
    "formattedDistance": "",
    "heading": "Featured Property",
    "propertyTypeFullDescription": "5 bedroom house for sale",
    "displayStatus": "",
    "isRecent": false,
    "hasBrandPlus": true
  }
]

🌍 Proxy Configuration

To prevent blocking or throttling, Rightmove Scraper supports Apify Proxy:

• useApifyProxy: Set to true
• apifyProxyGroups: Use RESIDENTIAL for best reliability

⚖️ Is it legal to scrape rightmove.co.uk?

While scraping public listings is generally legal for analysis or research, always review Rightmove's terms of service. Avoid scraping personally identifiable data and ensure compliance with GDPR or other applicable regulations.