SpareRoom UK Room Listings Scraper

SpareRoom UK Room Listings Scraper

Scrape SpareRoom UK room listings by town, city, or postcode, up to a million per run. Every listing returns the weekly rent, room type, location, and availability details. No login required. Export to CSV, JSON, Excel, or XML.

SpareRoom is the UK's busiest flatshare site, but manually checking new rooms is slow and you miss the best deals before they go. This actor reads the public search results directly, filtered by room type and weekly rent, and returns each match in one fixed schema. It works for any location in the UK, from London zones to Manchester, Edinburgh, or a specific postcode.

Who uses it	What they scrape SpareRoom for
Renters and flat hunters	Get a structured list of available rooms in a target area to compare prices and room types quickly.
Letting agents	Monitor the SpareRoom market in a postcode to price new instructions competitively.
Market researchers	Track weekly rent trends by room type across UK cities over time.
Relocation services	Build a shortlist of suitable rooms for clients moving to a new city.

What it does

This Actor collects SpareRoom UK room listings by location and returns each one as a flat row with rent, room type, and availability.

• 📍 Location search: feed a town, city, or full UK postcode and get every matching listing.
• 🏷️ Room type filter: narrow results to single rooms, double rooms, en-suites, studios, or one-bed flats.
• 💰 Rent range: set a minimum and maximum weekly rent in GBP so only affordable rooms reach your dataset.

Results export to CSV, JSON, Excel, or XML, or straight from the API.

What you can do with SpareRoom data

📊 Track rental prices across UK cities.

A market researcher runs the actor weekly for Manchester, Birmingham, and London, filters to double rooms, and plots the median rent to spot which cities are rising fastest.

🏠 Find a room that matches your budget.

A renter sets a max weekly rent of £200, searches 'Bristol', and exports a CSV of every double room under budget to contact landlords in one afternoon.

📍 Monitor a postcode for new listings.

A relocation agent runs the actor daily for 'EC1A' with no rent filter, grabs the latest rooms, and sends a shortlist to a client before the listings fill up.

🏢 Price a new rental instruction.

A letting agent scrapes all en-suite rooms in 'Leeds', averages the weekly rent, and sets a competitive asking price for a new landlord client.

Why choose this scraper

	What you get
Weekly rent in GBP	The listed price per week, exactly as shown on SpareRoom.
Room type	Single, double, en-suite, studio, or one-bed flat, as filtered.
Location details	The town, city, or postcode the listing is in.
Availability	When the room is free to move into.

How it compares

This actor focuses on fast, filterable SpareRoom UK searches by location, room type, and rent range. Here is how it compares to other SpareRoom scrapers on Apify.

Feature	ParseForge	Complete SpareRoom Scraper (UK & US) + Alerts & Emails	SpareRoom Scraper - UK Room Rentals	SpareRoom.co.uk Scraper - UK Room Rental Listings
UK location search	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Room type filter	Yes	Not listed	Not listed	Not listed
Weekly rent range filter	Yes	Not listed	Not listed	Not listed
US SpareRoom support	Not listed	Yes	Not listed	Not listed
Monitoring mode for new listings	Not listed	Yes	Not listed	Not listed
Email enrichment on advertisers	Not listed	Yes	Not listed	Not listed

Configure the run

Drive the Actor from a search location and narrow results by room type and weekly rent range so only matching listings reach your dataset. The Input tab lists every parameter.

A first run with the defaults:

{
 "searchLocation": "London",
 "maxItems": 10
}

A larger pull:

{
 "searchLocation": "London",
 "maxItems": 200
}

Pricing

Pay-per-result: $0.0085 per result collected. You pay only for the results written to your dataset.

Results collected	Approximate cost
100 results	$0.85
1,000 results	$8.50
10,000 results	$85.00

New Apify accounts start with $5 in free credit.

Free users

Free-plan runs return up to 10 results as a preview. Upgrade your Apify plan to collect up to 1,000,000 results per run.

Run it

1. Create a free Apify account with $5 in credit.
2. Open the SpareRoom UK Room Listings Scraper.
3. Set your inputs and any filters, then click Start.
4. Export the results as CSV, Excel, JSON, or XML from the Dataset tab.

Run it programmatically through the Apify API (run-sync-get-dataset-items) or the ApifyClient for JavaScript and Python.

Use with AI agents (MCP)

Give an AI agent live access to SpareRoom through the Model Context Protocol. Add the Actor to Claude, Cursor, or any MCP client:

$claude mcp add --transport http apify "https://mcp.apify.com?tools=parseforge/spareroom-uk-scraper"

Then prompt it in plain language to run the scraper and read back the results.

Troubleshooting

Why am I getting no results?

Check your search location spelling. Try a broader town name instead of a full postcode, or widen your rent range. A very tight rent filter on a small location can return zero rooms.

The actor stops before reaching my max items.

SpareRoom may have fewer listings than your max for that location and filter combination. Try removing the room type or rent filters to see the full inventory.

Some listings are missing the room type I selected.

SpareRoom's room type labels depend on what the advertiser chose. A room listed as 'double' on the site may not match if the advertiser picked a different category. Try 'Any room type' to catch everything.

The rent filter is not working as expected.

The actor filters on the numeric weekly rent. If a listing shows a range or 'POA', it may pass through or be excluded. Set wider bounds to be safe.

I get an error when using a postcode.

Make sure the postcode is valid and includes the space, e.g. 'M1 1AE'. If it still fails, try the nearest town name instead.

FAQ

Question	Answer
Can I scrape listings outside the UK?	No, this actor only searches SpareRoom UK. The US site is not supported.
Do I need a SpareRoom account or login?	No. The actor reads the public search pages, so no account, login, or API key is needed.
What locations can I search?	Any town, city, or full UK postcode that SpareRoom recognises. Try 'London', 'Manchester', 'Edinburgh', or 'EC1A 1AA'.
How do I filter by room type?	Use the Room type dropdown in the input. You can pick single, double, twin, en-suite, studio, or one-bed flat, or leave it on 'Any room type'.
Can I set a minimum and maximum rent?	Yes. Set the Minimum weekly rent and Maximum weekly rent fields in GBP. Leave them empty to skip the rent filter.
How many listings can I get in one run?	Set the Maximum rooms field to any number up to 1,000,000. The actor stops when it hits that count or runs out of results.
What export formats are supported?	You can export your dataset as CSV, JSON, Excel, or XML from the Apify storage tab.
Does this actor include landlord contact details?	The actor returns the public listing data. Contact details are typically behind a SpareRoom login and are not included.
Can I schedule this to run automatically?	Yes. Use Apify's scheduler to run the actor daily or weekly and catch new listings as they appear.
Is the rent shown per week or per month?	SpareRoom UK lists rent per week, and the actor returns the figure exactly as shown on the site.

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🆘 Need help? Email parseforge@protonmail.com with your run ID, your input, and what you expected.

⚠️ Disclaimer. This Actor is unofficial and is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by SpareRoom Ltd. It collects only publicly available data. You are responsible for using the collected data in compliance with the source's terms of service and applicable data-protection laws, including GDPR, CCPA, and PIPL. Do not use it to collect personal data unlawfully.