Rightmove Scraper - UK Sale & Rent Property Listings

What does Rightmove Property Scraper do?

Scrape Rightmove UK property listings for sale and to rent, then export structured data to a Dataset. This Actor is a practical Rightmove API alternative for researchers, agencies, investors, and automations that need clean listing data from Rightmove.

Enter a location (for example London or Manchester) or paste Rightmove search / property URLs. Optionally open each listing detail page to enrich prices, tenure, lettings terms, agent contacts, stations, and photos. Supports all Rightmove listing search categories: residential, new homes, student, commercial, overseas, and retirement.

What can this Rightmove Scraper do?

• Scrape Rightmove for-sale listings (channel=BUY)
• Scrape Rightmove to-rent listings (channel=RENT)
• Scrape all listing search categories via searchCategory (residential, new homes, student, commercial, overseas, retirement)
• Resolve a place name via Rightmove location typeahead
• Paginate Rightmove search result pages (SRP)
• Enrich listings from property detail pages (LDP)
• Extract prices, beds, baths, property type, tenure, and key features
• Capture agent / branch names and phone contacts when present
• Collect images, floorplans, nearest stations, and lettings fields
• Cap runs with maxItems and maxPages
• Run on the Apify platform with scheduling, Dataset export, webhooks, and API access
• Use Apify Proxy (recommended: residential + GB) for more stable cloud runs

What data can you extract from Rightmove?

Property field	Example
Listing ID / URL	89053539, https://www.rightmove.co.uk/properties/...
Address	Beardell Street, Crystal Palace...
Price	£625,000 or rent display price
Beds / baths	2 / 2
Property type	Flat, Terraced, Semi-Detached
Tenure	Freehold, Leasehold
Agent / branch	Brand and branch display name
Contact phone	Local telephone when available
Images	Main and gallery image URLs
Stations	Nearest stations with distances
Lettings	Deposit, furnish type, available date (rent)
Coordinates	Latitude / longitude when present

Why scrape Rightmove?

Rightmove is one of the largest UK property portals. Scraping Rightmove listing data helps with:

• Market research and price benchmarking by city or postcode area
• Lead generation for agencies, conveyancers, and service providers
• Investment screening across sale and rental inventory
• Monitoring new listings, price changes, and agent coverage
• Feeding dashboards, CRMs, spreadsheets, or AI agent workflows

How to scrape Rightmove property data

1. Open this Actor and click Try for free (or Start).
2. Set location (for example London) or provide Rightmove startUrls.
3. Choose searchCategory (residential by default) and channel (BUY / RENT).
4. Set maxItems and maxPages for a small test first.
5. Keep scrapeDetails enabled when you need full listing enrichment.
6. Prefer Apify RESIDENTIAL proxy with country GB on cloud runs.
7. Click Start, then download the Dataset as JSON, CSV, Excel, or JSONL.

Search categories (searchCategory)

Category	BUY path	RENT path
residential	/property-for-sale/find.html	/property-to-rent/find.html
new_homes	/new-homes-for-sale/find.html	— (buy-only)
student	— (rent-only)	/student-accommodation/find.html
commercial	/commercial-property-for-sale/find.html	/commercial-property-to-let/find.html
overseas	/overseas-property-for-sale/find.html	— (buy-only)
retirement	/property-for-sale/find.html + mustHave=retirement	— (buy-only)

Alias: homes → residential. You can also paste any category find.html URL in startUrls.

Overseas locations (important)

Rightmove’s UK typeahead can match country names to UK places (for example Spain → “Spains End, Essex”). For searchCategory=overseas:

• Prefer an overseas country/region name (resolved via overseas SEO pages to WORLD_REGION^…, e.g. Spain → WORLD_REGION^169)
• Or paste an overseas startUrl such as https://www.rightmove.co.uk/overseas-property-for-sale/Spain.html
• Or set location to an explicit identifier like WORLD_REGION^169
• UK-only REGION^… hits are rejected for overseas searches

Example input (for sale in London)

{
  "location": "London",
  "channel": "BUY",
  "searchCategory": "residential",
  "maxItems": 25,
  "maxPages": 1,
  "scrapeDetails": true,
  "proxyConfiguration": {
    "useApifyProxy": true,
    "apifyProxyGroups": ["RESIDENTIAL"],
    "apifyProxyCountry": "GB"
  }
}

Example input (commercial to let)

{
  "location": "London",
  "channel": "RENT",
  "searchCategory": "commercial",
  "maxItems": 10,
  "maxPages": 1,
  "scrapeDetails": false
}

Example input (overseas Spain)

{
  "location": "Spain",
  "channel": "BUY",
  "searchCategory": "overseas",
  "maxItems": 10,
  "maxPages": 1,
  "scrapeDetails": false
}

Or use a start URL / identifier:

{
  "startUrls": [
    {
      "url": "https://www.rightmove.co.uk/overseas-property-for-sale/Spain.html"
    }
  ],
  "maxItems": 10,
  "scrapeDetails": false
}

Example input (student accommodation)

{
  "location": "London",
  "searchCategory": "student",
  "maxItems": 10,
  "maxPages": 1,
  "scrapeDetails": false
}

Example input (to rent via search URL)

{
  "startUrls": [
    {
      "url": "https://www.rightmove.co.uk/property-to-rent/find.html?locationIdentifier=REGION%5E87490&sortType=6&index=0"
    }
  ],
  "maxItems": 20,
  "maxPages": 1,
  "scrapeDetails": true
}

Input

Use the Input tab for the full form. Core fields:

Field	Description
startUrls	Optional Rightmove search (SRP) or property detail (LDP) URLs
location	Place name (UK typeahead, or overseas country for searchCategory=overseas)
channel	BUY / RENT (output channel is always normalized; raw enum in channelRaw)
searchCategory	Listing category: residential, new_homes, student, commercial, overseas, retirement
maxItems	Maximum listings to save
maxPages	Maximum search pages (Rightmove caps around 42)
scrapeDetails	Fetch LDP and merge full property details
includeRawPayloads	Keep bulky rawSrp/rawLdp (default false)
sortType	Newest, highest price, lowest price, or oldest
requestDelayMillis	Delay between HTTP requests
maxConcurrency	Concurrent detail fetches
proxyConfiguration	Apify Proxy settings (RESIDENTIAL + GB required on cloud)

Output example

Each Dataset item is one Rightmove listing. You can download results as JSON, CSV, Excel, or JSONL.

{
  "id": "89053539",
  "url": "https://www.rightmove.co.uk/properties/89053539",
  "source": "rightmove",
  "sourceLayer": "ldp",
  "searchCategory": "residential",
  "channel": "BUY",
  "displayAddress": "Beardell Street, Crystal Palace, London, SE19",
  "primaryPrice": "£625,000",
  "bedrooms": 2,
  "bathrooms": 2,
  "propertySubType": "Flat",
  "tenureType": "Leasehold",
  "customer": {
    "brandTradingName": "Example Estate Agents",
    "branchDisplayName": "Crystal Palace"
  },
  "images": ["https://media.rightmove.co.uk/..."],
  "scrapedAt": "2026-07-17T14:48:00.000Z"
}

Key-value store helpers:

• OUTPUT / RUN_SUMMARY — counts, engine, URLs, warnings
• ERROR_SUMMARY — present when a run fails

How much does it cost to scrape Rightmove?

This Actor uses Pay per event pricing:

Event	Price
Actor start (apify-actor-start)	$0.005 per start
Result (apify-default-dataset-item)	$2.50 / 1,000 listings ($0.0025 each)

Platform usage costs are paid by the user (compute, proxy, storage). Keep maxItems low while testing. For production, schedule recurring runs and export only the fields you need.

Example: 1 start + 1,000 enriched listings ≈ $0.005 + $2.50 in event charges, plus platform usage.

Tips for better Rightmove scraping results

• Start with maxPages: 1 and maxItems: 5–25 to validate filters.
• Use residential GB proxies on Apify Cloud; datacenter IPs often get HTTP 403.
• Keep maxConcurrency modest (2–3) to reduce detail-page rate limits.
• Prefer Newest Listed (sortType: "6") when monitoring fresh inventory.
• Rightmove search pagination is capped (~42 pages). Split large areas into smaller locations if you need more coverage.

FAQ

Is there an official Rightmove API?

Rightmove does not offer a simple public listings API for arbitrary third-party extraction. This Actor provides a Rightmove scraper / API-style Dataset export for public listing pages.

Can I scrape both sale and rent?

Yes. Run once with channel=BUY and once with channel=RENT, or supply separate search URLs in startUrls.

Does it scrape property detail pages?

Yes, when scrapeDetails is enabled. Detail enrichment hydrates Rightmove window.__PAGE_MODEL into full propertyData fields.

What format can I export?

Apify Dataset downloads support JSON, JSONL, CSV, Excel, XML, and RSS. You can also pull results through the Apify API, Integrations, or webhooks.

Is it legal to scrape Rightmove?

Only scrape publicly available listing data and only if you have a legitimate reason. Personal data may appear in public listings and can be protected by GDPR and similar laws. Review Rightmove terms and your own compliance obligations before large-scale collection. This tool is intended for ethical use of public information.

How do I run this Rightmove Scraper via API?

Use the Apify API, CLI (apify call), or Schedules. Pass the same JSON input shown above. See the API tab on this Actor page for ready-made code snippets.

Live View / standby endpoints

When the Actor runs in standby / Live View mode, these operational endpoints are available:

Method	Path	Description
GET	/	Service info
GET	/health	Health check
GET	/input-example	Low-cost sample input
GET	/openapi.json	Deployed OpenAPI document

Normal scraping still runs as a standard Actor run (not through these endpoints).

Support

Open the Issues tab on this Actor page with sample input, run ID, and expected vs actual results. Feature requests for extra filters or fields are welcome.

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