OpenRent Property Scraper: Extract UK Rental Listings Data

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What Is OpenRent.co.uk?

OpenRent.co.uk is the UK's leading property portal for rental listings, hosting hundreds of thousands of properties available for rent across England, Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland. With particular strength in major markets like Greater London, Edinburgh, and Manchester, OpenRent connects tenants with landlords and property managers. Collecting rental data manually is tedious and error-prone — the OpenRent Property Scraper automates this process, delivering structured rental property data in seconds.

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Overview

The OpenRent Property Scraper extracts comprehensive rental property listings from OpenRent search results, transforming unstructured HTML into clean, structured records. It is ideal for:

• Real estate investors tracking rental yields and market supply
• Property researchers analyzing rent trends by location and type
• Data analysts building datasets for market intelligence reports
• Aggregator platforms feeding rental data into property comparison sites
• Market consultants studying neighborhood demand and pricing

Key features include support for location-based search filtering, flexible item limits per URL, and robust error handling to ensure uninterrupted collection even when individual URLs fail.

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Input Format

The scraper accepts a JSON configuration with three main parameters:

{
  "urls": [
    "https://www.openrent.co.uk/properties-to-rent/greater-london?term=Greater%20London&&viewingProperty=59"
  ],
  "ignore_url_failures": true,
  "max_items_per_url": 200
}

Field	Type	Description
urls	Array of strings	Direct links to OpenRent property list pages. Use search filters (location, price, property type) to narrow results.
ignore_url_failures	Boolean	If true, skips failed URLs and continues scraping. Recommended for bulk operations.
max_items_per_url	Integer	Maximum number of properties to extract per URL (e.g., 200). Higher values collect more data per run.

URL examples:

• https://www.openrent.co.uk/properties-to-rent/greater-london
• https://www.openrent.co.uk/properties-to-rent/london/flats?term=London

Tip: Build URLs directly from OpenRent's search interface, then paste them into the scraper for consistent, filtered results.

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Output Format

Sample output

{
  "i": 0,
  "id": 2874825,
  "let_agreed": false,
  "title": "1 Bed Flat, Craven Street, WC2N",
  "description": "Beautiful 1-Bedroom Flat in Central London—Victorian Charm and Modern Comfort This lovely one-bedroom flat is set in a clas                           ",
  "image_url": "//imagescdn.openrent.co.uk/listings/2874825/o_1jn216u0f183111ls168q15751blu3.JPG_homepage.JPG",
  "details": [
    "1 Bed",
    "1 Bath",
    "Furnished"
  ],
  "distance": 0.0,
  "commute_time": 0.0,
  "rent_per_month": 2650.0,
  "rent_per_week": 611.5385085798853,
  "last_updated": "around 1 month ago",
  "is_new": false,
  "is_multi_room": false,
  "max_room_rent_per_month": 0.0,
  "max_room_rent_per_week": 0.0,
  "property_type_description": "Flat",
  "available_date": "15 MAY",
  "from_url": "https://www.openrent.co.uk/properties-to-rent/greater-london?term=Greater%20London&&viewingProperty=3"
}

Each scraped property returns a detailed record with 18+ fields:

Identification & Metadata

Field	Meaning	Example
I	Index number in the result set	1, 2, 3
ID	Unique OpenRent identifier for the property	abc123def456
Let Agreed	Whether the property has been let to a tenant	true / false
Is New	Whether the listing is newly posted	true / false

Property Description

Field	Meaning
Title	Property headline (e.g., "2-bed flat in Shoreditch")
Description	Full property description and amenities
Property Type Description	Category of property (e.g., "Flat", "House", "Studio")
Details	Key features: bedrooms, bathrooms, furnished status
Image URL	Primary listing image URL (for download or display)

Pricing & Rental Terms

Field	Meaning
Rent Per Month	Monthly rent in GBP for the entire property
Rent Per Week	Weekly rent in GBP for the entire property
Max Room Rent Per Month	Highest per-room monthly rent (for house shares)
Max Room Rent Per Week	Highest per-room weekly rent (for house shares)
Is Multi Room	Whether the property is offered as multiple rooms

Location & Availability

Field	Meaning
Distance	Distance from search origin point (in miles or km)
Commute Time	Estimated travel time to a specified location
Available Date	Date when the property becomes available for tenancy
Last Updated	Timestamp of the most recent listing update

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How to Use

1. Build search URLs — Visit OpenRent.co.uk, apply filters (location, rent range, property type), then copy the resulting URL.
2. Prepare input — Paste one or more filtered URLs into the urls array. For example: "https://www.openrent.co.uk/properties-to-rent/greater-london?term=Greater%20London"
3. Set limits — Choose max_items_per_url based on your needs (typical range: 50–200).
4. Enable resilience — Set ignore_url_failures: true for large-scale scrapes to handle temporary URL issues.
5. Run the scraper — Execute the job and monitor progress in the run logs.
6. Download results — Export data as JSON, CSV, or Excel for analysis.

Best practices:

• Narrow search URLs to specific regions and price ranges to collect targeted data.
• Use ignore_url_failures: true when scraping multiple URLs simultaneously.
• Check Last Updated field to identify recently refreshed listings.
• Respect OpenRent's terms of service regarding data reuse.

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Use Cases & Business Value

• Investment analysis: Compare rental yields across neighborhoods and property types
• Market trends: Track how rent prices fluctuate monthly or seasonally by location
• Competitive intelligence: Monitor competitor property portfolios and pricing strategies
• Tenant research: Analyze availability and rent affordability in specific postcodes
• Portfolio management: Aggregate rental data from multiple search parameters into a centralized database

The OpenRent Property Scraper eliminates days of manual browsing, delivering hundreds of property records in minutes — enabling faster decision-making for investors, researchers, and industry professionals.

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Conclusion

The OpenRent Property Scraper is a powerful tool for anyone needing structured UK rental property data at scale. Whether analyzing market trends, building property databases, or monitoring investment opportunities, this scraper delivers clean, actionable data with 18+ fields per listing. Start today and unlock insights from one of the UK's largest rental property databases.