SpareRoom Scraper — UK Rooms & Flatshares, Rents & Details

SpareRoom Property Scraper

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By providing any spareroom.co.uk search URL, you can retrieve structured property data across multiple result pages.

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📋 Example Output

Basic record (detailedInfo: false):

{
  "id": "17757255",
  "url": "https://www.spareroom.co.uk/flatshare/london/london_se18/17757255",
  "title": "Immaculate property SE18",
  "price": "£900 pcm",
  "address": "London SE18",
  "city": "SE18",
  "typeAndIntro": "house / live out landlord",
  "availability": "available now",
  "tags": [
    "new",
    "featured",
    "verified"
  ],
  "imageUrl": null,
  "bedrooms": null,
  "bathrooms": null,
  "areaSize": null,
  "roomsInProperty": "6",
  "daysOld": "6",
  "photosCount": "9",
  "listingType": "offered",
  "agentNames": null,
  "agencyName": null,
  "scrapedAt": "2026-07-08T14:47:31.187Z"
}

Detailed record (detailedInfo: true, additional fields):

{
  "levels": null,
  "livingSpaceArea": null,
  "propertyFeatures": {
    "£900 pcm": "double",
    "Available": "Available now",
    "Minimum term": "6 months",
    "Maximum term": "None",
    "Deposit": "£900.00",
    "Bills included?": "Yes",
    "Furnishings": "Furnished",
    "…": "12 more"
  },
  "featureGroups": [
    {
      "groupName": "Key features",
      "items": [
        "House share",
        "London SE18",
        "SE18 Area info",
        "Woolwich Arsenal Station Tube map 5-10 minutes walk away"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "rooms": [],
  "images": [
    "https://photos2.spareroom.co.uk/images/flatshare/listings/large/95/69/95697055.jpg",
    "https://photos2.spareroom.co.uk/images/flatshare/listings/square/95/69/95697022.jpg",
    "https://photos2.spareroom.co.uk/images/flatshare/listings/square/95/69/95697024.jpg",
    "… 6 more"
  ],
  "description": "Proud to present this immaculate 6 bedroom extended property Excellent condition newly refurbished 10 min walking from tube Elizabeth line 10 min walk to Woolwich Arsenal 10 min walk from Thames river…",
  "coordinates": {
    "lat": 51.4838504,
    "lon": 0.0806854
  }
}

⚙️ Configuration

Parameter	Type	Default	Description
url	String	(required)	SpareRoom search URL with filters pre-applied.
maxPages	Integer	1	Number of result pages to scrape (1–1000). Each page typically contains 11 listings.
detailedInfo	Boolean	false	Visit each listing's detail page for full property data (slower, more data).
proxyConfiguration	Object	Apify Proxy (auto)	Proxy settings. Switch to a RESIDENTIAL group if you see blocks or empty results.

Example Input

{
  "url": "https://www.spareroom.co.uk/flatshare/london",
  "maxPages": 5,
  "detailedInfo": false
}

Getting your search URL

1. Go to spareroom.co.uk
2. Search an area (rooms for rent / flatshares)
3. Copy the full URL from your browser address bar
4. Paste it as the url input — pagination is handled automatically via ?offset=

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💬 Support and Feedback

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Is it legal to scrape spareroom.co.uk data?

It is legal to scrape publicly available data such as property prices, addresses, and listing details. However, you should be aware that results may contain personal information (agent names, contact details).

Personal data is protected by UK GDPR and other regulations. You should not scrape personal data unless you have a legitimate reason to do so. If you're unsure whether your reason is legitimate, please consult your lawyers. You can also read Apify's blog post on the legality of web scraping.