SpareRoom Property Scraper 🏠

What does SpareRoom Property Scraper do?

SpareRoom Property Scraper collects public room and flatshare listings from SpareRoom.co.uk and saves them as structured dataset records. Search URLs return rich listing-card data and detail enrichment, including complete property photo galleries.

The results are useful for rental market research, property availability tracking, competitor monitoring, lead generation, and recurring housing trend reports.

Why use SpareRoom Property Scraper?

• Collect more than one result page - Continue through result offsets until the requested number of unique listings is reached or the source has no more listings.
• Keep records unique - Listing IDs are checked across the complete run so repeated listings are not written twice.
• Detail enrichment - Search results are enriched with coordinates, listing metadata, and the complete photo gallery.
• Get useful listing context - Combine price, title, summary, property type, location, availability signals, advertiser information, verification, video, and room details in one record.
• Automate repeat research - Run on demand, schedule recurring collection, export the dataset, or connect it to downstream workflows.

What data can you extract from SpareRoom?

Field	Type	Description
listing_id	String	Unique SpareRoom listing identifier.
title	String	Listing title.
summary	String	Listing summary or description when available.
price	String	Advertised price hint, such as monthly or weekly rent.
price_normalised	String	Normalised rent value published on the search card.
price_period	String	Rent period, such as pcm or pw.
url	String	Canonical listing URL.
search_url	String	Search URL that produced the listing.
location	String	Display location and postcode area.
neighbourhood	String	Neighbourhood published by the listing card.
postcode	String	Postcode or postcode district.
room_type	String	Room type, such as single room or double room.
listing_type	String	Offered or wanted listing signal.
listing_brand	String	Search placement or brand signal, such as featured.
listing_status	String	Listing status, such as new.
days_old	String	Listing age in days when available.
listing_variant	String	Listing variant, such as live-in landlord.
property_type	String	Property or room type signal.
property_type_more	String	Additional property type detail.
rooms_in_property	String	Number of rooms in the property.
available_now	String	Availability-now flag.
availability	String	Availability text, such as available now or a future date.
early_bird	String	Early-bird listing signal.
is_verified	String	Verification signal when published by SpareRoom.
photo_count	String	Photo count published by the listing.
has_video	String	Video availability signal.
advertiser_name	String	Advertiser or agency name.
advertiser_role	String	Advertiser role, such as agent or landlord.
advertiser_photo_url	String	Advertiser image URL when published.
housemates_count	String	Housemate count signal when available.
latitude	String	Listing latitude when available.
longitude	String	Listing longitude when available.
image_urls	Array	Complete unique property gallery image URLs when available.
source	String	Source identifier, currently spareroom.

Optional fields are omitted when SpareRoom does not publish a value. Empty strings and null values are not written to the dataset.

How to use SpareRoom Property Scraper

1. Open the Actor in Apify Console.
2. Enter a public SpareRoom search URL or a single listing URL.
3. Set results_wanted and the page budget.
4. Start the run.
5. Review the dataset, then download it or connect it to an integration.

Input Parameters

Parameter	Type	Required	Default	Description
url	String	Yes	SpareRoom London search URL	Search result URL or single listing URL.
results_wanted	Integer	No	20	Number of unique listings to save.
max_pages	Integer	No	5	Initial page budget. The run can extend this budget when necessary to reach results_wanted.

Usage Examples

Collect a small set of London listings

Use a small result limit to check the dataset before a larger run.

{
  "url": "https://www.spareroom.co.uk/flatshare/london?mode=list",
  "results_wanted": 20,
  "max_pages": 5
}

Collect 100 unique listings

The Actor continues through additional result offsets when the requested count is larger than the initial page budget.

{
  "url": "https://www.spareroom.co.uk/flatshare/london?mode=list",
  "results_wanted": 100,
  "max_pages": 5
}

Collect one listing with its gallery

Use a listing URL when you need one fully enriched record.

{
  "url": "https://www.spareroom.co.uk/flatshare/london/old_street/18348306",
  "results_wanted": 1
}

Sample Output

{
  "listing_id": "18348306",
  "url": "https://www.spareroom.co.uk/flatshare/london/old_street/18348306",
  "search_url": "https://www.spareroom.co.uk/flatshare/london?mode=list&offset=0",
  "title": "Quiet Single Room | Hoxton| OLD Street ⭐",
  "summary": "Quiet Single Room | Great Location | Available Now £850 PCM.",
  "price": "£850 pcm",
  "price_normalised": "£850",
  "price_period": "pcm",
  "location": "Old Street (N1)",
  "neighbourhood": "Old Street",
  "postcode": "N1",
  "room_type": "Single room",
  "listing_type": "offered",
  "listing_brand": "featured",
  "listing_status": "new",
  "days_old": "2",
  "property_type": "flat",
  "rooms_in_property": "4",
  "available_now": "1",
  "availability": "Available now",
  "listing_variant": "agent",
  "is_verified": "no",
  "photo_count": "8",
  "has_video": "no",
  "latitude": "51.5315761",
  "longitude": "-0.0883835",
  "housemates_count": "4",
  "advertiser_name": "LONDONEASY4U LTD",
  "advertiser_role": "agent",
  "image_urls": [
    "https://photos2.spareroom.co.uk/images/flatshare/listings/large/10/08/100856723.jpg",
    "https://photos2.spareroom.co.uk/images/flatshare/listings/large/10/08/100856729.jpg",
    "https://photos2.spareroom.co.uk/images/flatshare/listings/large/10/08/100856724.jpg"
  ],
  "source": "spareroom"
}

Tips for Best Results

• Use a complete public SpareRoom search URL with the filters you need.
• Start with results_wanted: 20, check the dataset, then increase the limit.
• Use a single listing URL when you need only one property and its available gallery.
• Keep max_pages at least 5 for normal searches. The Actor extends the page budget when the requested result count requires it.
• Compare multiple records before treating an optional field as universally available.

Integrations and Exports

Apify datasets can be downloaded as JSON, CSV, Excel, XML, and other supported formats.

• Google Sheets - Review rents, locations, and availability in a spreadsheet.
• Airtable - Build a searchable property monitoring database.
• Webhooks - Send new run results to another service.
• Make or Zapier - Trigger alerts and downstream workflows.
• Apify API - Read dataset items from your own application.

Frequently Asked Questions

Can I collect more than the first 10 listings?

Yes. Set results_wanted to the number of unique listings you need. The Actor advances through result offsets and stops at the requested count or when no new listings remain.

Are duplicate listings removed?

Yes. Listing IDs are deduplicated across pages and checked again before records are saved.

Does each record include all available images?

The Actor collects every unique property gallery URL published on the listing. A listing may still have fewer images when SpareRoom publishes fewer photos or hides them.

Why are some fields missing?

SpareRoom does not publish every optional field for every property. Missing optional values are omitted rather than saved as null or empty strings.

Can I export SpareRoom listings to CSV or Excel?

Yes. Download the Apify dataset in CSV, Excel, JSON, XML, or another supported format.

Can I schedule recurring property monitoring?

Yes. Create an Apify schedule to run the Actor hourly, daily, weekly, or on a custom timetable.

Is collecting SpareRoom data legal?

Use the Actor only for legitimate collection of public information. You are responsible for respecting SpareRoom terms, applicable laws, privacy requirements, and any limits placed on your account or network.

Related Actors

• Housing.com Property Scraper
• Daft.ie Property Scraper

Support

For issues or feature requests, use the Issues or Support area on the Actor page.

Legal Notice

This Actor is intended for lawful and responsible collection of publicly available property listing information. Users are responsible for complying with website terms, local laws, privacy rules, and applicable data-use requirements.