ESPC Scotland Property Scraper

What does ESPC Scotland Property Scraper do?

ESPC Scotland Property Scraper extracts property listings and sold house prices from ESPC.com, one of Scotland's most visited property search websites. Search by area, town, neighbourhood, postcode district or school catchment and get clean JSON with prices, "offers over" and fixed-price terms, closing dates, EPC ratings, council tax bands, floor areas, rooms, agent contact details, photos, floor plans, videos and virtual tours.

It is a dedicated ESPC scraper and a practical Scottish property listings API. You can run it from Apify Console, call it over the API, schedule it, or connect it to AI agents through MCP.

• 🏠 Property for sale across Scotland, the core of ESPC's listings
• 🏫 School catchment searches, the same as ESPC's Schools tab
• 💷 Sold house prices with full sale history for Scottish addresses
• 🔑 Property to rent (ESPC shows a small number of rental listings)

Why use this ESPC scraper?

ESPC lists homes marketed by Scottish solicitor estate agents, many of them exclusive to ESPC. Scottish listings also carry details the big UK portals rarely structure well, such as "Offers Over" pricing, closing dates, Home Report links and solicitor agents. ESPC's sold prices cover Scotland, which HM Land Registry price-paid data (England and Wales) does not.

Common uses:

• Property market research for Edinburgh, the Lothians, Fife, the Borders, Glasgow and the rest of Scotland
• Price tracking: compare asking prices, "offers over" levels and recent sold prices by postcode
• UK property lead generation: build lists of active solicitor estate agents with their publicly listed phone numbers and email addresses
• Investor deal sourcing: find new listings, fixed-price homes, shared-ownership homes or properties with closing dates
• School catchment analysis: see what is for sale inside a school's catchment
• Property data for AI agents: give an assistant structured Scottish listings to reason over

How to scrape ESPC property listings

Option 1: paste an ESPC search URL (recommended)

1. Go to espc.com and run a search with any filters you like: location, price, bedrooms, property type, EPC, features, "added in the last 7 days" and so on.
2. Copy the results URL from your browser, for example https://espc.com/properties?locations=edinburgh&new=7&ptype=house_13 (terraced houses in Edinburgh added in the last 7 days).
3. Paste it into ESPC search or property URLs on the Input tab, set Maximum listings and click Start.

The Actor reads every results page of that search and opens each property for full details. You can paste several URLs at once, including property pages, area pages such as espc.com/property-for-sale/edinburgh/flats and sold-price pages such as espc.com/house-prices/eh4.

Option 2: use the optional search builder

If you prefer not to copy URLs, or you are calling the Actor from code or an AI agent, pick a Search type and one or more Areas and towns, Postcode districts or a School catchment, then add filters. The builder uses exactly the same values as ESPC's search form. URLs and builder searches can be combined in one run, and duplicates are removed.

Download the results as JSON, CSV, Excel or HTML, or read them through the API.

Supported searches

Search type	What you get	ESPC equivalent
Property for sale	Every sale listing matching your filters	Buy tab and Advanced search
Property for sale in a school catchment	Sale listings inside one school's catchment	Schools tab
Sold house prices	Recorded Scottish sales with sale history	Sold Prices tab
Property to rent	ESPC's rental listings	Rent tab

Input

The main input is startUrls. Every other search field belongs to the optional search builder, and its dropdowns mirror ESPC's own search form, so every value is one ESPC accepts.

Field	Description
startUrls	Main input. ESPC search result URLs (all pages are scraped), property pages, area pages or sold-price pages
searchType	forSale, toRent, schoolCatchment or soldPrices
locations	ESPC areas, towns and neighbourhoods, for example edinburgh, edinburgh-city-centre/stockbridge, east-fife/st-andrews. Use scotland for everything.
postcodeDistricts	Scottish postcode districts ESPC recognises, for example eh4, ky12, g42
school	School catchment ID from the list (school catchment search only)
minPrice, maxPrice	Sale price limits from ESPC's list (£50k to £3m)
minRent, maxRent	Monthly rent limits (£250 to £2,500)
bedrooms	Minimum (2plus) or exact (2) bedrooms
propertyTypes	55 ESPC property types, from Flat (all) to Flat - Top Floor, Bungalow - Detached, Cottage, Plot, Commercial, Retirement
features	78 advanced-search features: parking, gardens, heating, accessibility, energy efficiency, style, open viewings and purchase options such as Shared ownership or Auction
epcRatings	EPC ratings A to G
includeUnderOffer, addedLast7Days, fixedPriceOnly, exclusiveOnly, newBuildsOnly	ESPC's search checkboxes
sortBy	datedesc, priceasc or pricedesc
soldWithin, soldPropertyType	Sold price period (3 months to 5 years) and house or flat
maxItems	Maximum number of saved listings (default 50)
scrapeDetails	Open each property page for full details (default on)
includeImages	Include photo URLs (default on)
includeDuplicates	Include listings from previous runs (default off, so only new listings are returned and charged)
proxyConfiguration	Apify Proxy, on by default. ESPC does not respond to requests sent directly from Apify servers, so keep it enabled.

Location and postcode support

• 1,333 ESPC areas, towns and neighbourhoods, taken from ESPC's published area list. Each name includes its ESPC region, so places with the same name stay separate (for example Stockbridge, Edinburgh City Centre). Names with spaces, commas, ampersands and apostrophes work, such as St Andrews, East Fife, Aberdour, Kinross & West Fife and St. John's Town of Dalry, Stewartry.
• 441 Scottish postcode districts from AB to ZE, each checked against ESPC.
• 570 school catchments. Schools with the same name show their town.
• To search a single street or postcode sector, run the search on ESPC and paste the results URL into startUrls.

Example input: search URL

{
  "startUrls": [{ "url": "https://espc.com/properties?locations=edinburgh&new=7&ptype=house_13" }],
  "maxItems": 100
}

Example input: search builder

{
  "searchType": "forSale",
  "locations": ["edinburgh-city-centre/stockbridge", "edinburgh-south/morningside"],
  "postcodeDistricts": ["eh4"],
  "minPrice": "200000",
  "maxPrice": "450000",
  "bedrooms": "2plus",
  "propertyTypes": ["flat"],
  "includeUnderOffer": false,
  "sortBy": "datedesc",
  "maxItems": 100,
  "scrapeDetails": true,
  "includeImages": true
}

Output

Each property listing is one dataset item. Fields that ESPC does not show for a listing are left out rather than filled with guesses. You can download the dataset in various formats such as JSON, CSV, Excel, XML or HTML.

Example property listing

{
  "listing_id": "36412955",
  "url": "https://espc.com/property/3f2-5-comely-bank-row-edinburgh-eh4-1dz/36412955",
  "search_type": "forSale",
  "title": "1 bed third floor flat for sale in Comely Bank",
  "listing_status": "for_sale",
  "price_text": "Offers Over £259,950",
  "price": 259950,
  "price_qualifier": "Offers Over",
  "currency": "GBP",
  "address": "3F2, 5 Comely Bank Row, EDINBURGH, EH4 1DZ",
  "street_address": "3F2, 5 Comely Bank Row",
  "locality": "Comely Bank",
  "city": "Edinburgh",
  "region": "Edinburgh City Centre",
  "postcode": "EH4 1DZ",
  "outcode": "EH4",
  "country": "Scotland",
  "latitude": 55.95815658569336,
  "longitude": -3.2160985469818115,
  "property_type": "Third Floor Flat",
  "bedrooms": 1,
  "bathrooms": 1,
  "reception_rooms": 1,
  "floor_area_sqm": 45,
  "floor_area_sqft": 484,
  "tenure": "Freehold",
  "council_tax_band": "C",
  "epc_rating": "C",
  "description": "Situated in the highly sought-after residential area of Comely Bank, this delightfully bright one-bedroom third-floor apartment is presented in excellent order throughout. The prop…",
  "key_features": [
    "No onward chain",
    "ideal first time buy or investment",
    "A stones throw from Leith Walk and Stockbridge's local amenities"
  ],
  "rooms": [
    {
      "name": "Hall",
      "width_m": 1.12,
      "length_m": 2.92
    },
    {
      "name": "Box Room/Office",
      "width_m": 2.28,
      "length_m": 1.98
    }
  ],
  "viewing_arrangements": "By apt with selling agents 0131 556 0159",
  "is_new": true,
  "is_exclusive": true,
  "is_new_build": false,
  "is_featured": false,
  "has_video": true,
  "has_virtual_tour": false,
  "agent_id": "37965",
  "agent_name": "Sturrock, Armstrong & Thomson - Property Department",
  "agent_phone": "0131 253 2726",
  "agent_email": "property@satsolicitors.co.uk",
  "agent_address": "7a Dundas Street, Edinburgh, EH3 6QG",
  "agent_website": "http://www.satsolicitors.co.uk",
  "agent_logo_url": "https://images.espc.com/espc/org-logo/ZGFtOi8vLzJiZWQ1NjJkLTkzNGEtNDE0Ni04ZjFiLWFkN2I1NjcwYWRhMA==.png",
  "property_reference": "E513936",
  "home_report_request_url": "https://espc.com/property/home-report?propertyId=36412955",
  "schedule_pdf_url": "https://media.scottishhomereports.com/MediaServer/PropertyMarketing/587935/Schedule/11233474.pdf",
  "floorplans": [
    "https://media.scottishhomereports.com/MediaServer/PropertyMarketing/587935/FloorPlan/fp11233474.jpg"
  ],
  "video_url": "https://player.vimeo.com/video/1222371175?byline=0&title=0&owner=0&name=0&logos=0&profile=0&profilepicture=0&vimeologo=0&portrait=0",
  "main_image_url": "https://espc.com/images?i=https://media.scottishhomereports.com/MediaServer/PropertyMarketing/587935/MainImage/587935_0.202609251136.jpg&width=1200&height=800",
  "images": [
    "https://espc.com/images?i=https://media.scottishhomereports.com/MediaServer/PropertyMarketing/587935/MainImage/587935_0.202609251136.jpg&width=1200&height=800",
    "https://espc.com/images?i=https://media.scottishhomereports.com/MediaServer/PropertyMarketing/587935/AdditionalImage/587935_1.202609251136.jpg&width=1200&height=800",
    "…"
  ],
  "image_count": 16,
  "schools": [
    {
      "school_id": "5523826",
      "name": "Flora Stevenson Primary School",
      "address": "Comely Bank, Edinburgh EH4 1BG",
      "latitude": 55.9584704480838,
      "longitude": -3.22496653518364,
      "catchment_search_url": "https://espc.com/properties?school=5523826"
    }
  ],
  "sold_prices_nearby_urls": [
    "https://espc.com/house-prices/eh4",
    "https://espc.com/house-prices/edinburgh-north",
    "https://espc.com/house-prices/edinburgh-city-centre"
  ],
  "detail_page_complete": true,
  "scraped_at": "2026-09-27T16:42:04.825500+00:00"
}

Example sold house price

{
  "listing_id": "35985955",
  "url": "https://espc.com/property/21-2-learmonth-gardens-edinburgh-eh4-1ha/35985955",
  "search_type": "soldPrices",
  "listing_status": "sold",
  "price": 520000,
  "currency": "GBP",
  "address": "21/2 Learmonth Gardens, Edinburgh, EH4 1HA",
  "street_address": "21/2, Learmonth Gardens",
  "city": "Edinburgh",
  "postcode": "EH4 1HA",
  "outcode": "EH4",
  "country": "Scotland",
  "latitude": 55.957052098327516,
  "longitude": -3.2206767480561913,
  "property_type": "Flat",
  "last_sold_price": 520000,
  "last_sold_date": "2026-03-02",
  "sale_history": [
    {
      "date": "2026-03-02",
      "price": 520000,
      "change_percent": 0.0
    },
    {
      "date": "2026-02-26",
      "price": 520000
    }
  ],
  "detail_page_complete": true,
  "scraped_at": "2026-09-27T16:40:02.844570+00:00"
}

Output fields

Group	Fields
Listing	listing_id, url, search_type, title, headline, listing_status (for_sale, under_offer, to_let, sold), property_reference, is_new, is_exclusive, is_new_build, is_featured
Price	price_text, price, price_qualifier (Offers Over, Fixed Price, Price Guide, In The Region Of…), price_frequency, currency, closing_date, closing_date_text
Address	address, street_address, locality, city, region, postcode, outcode, country, latitude, longitude, google_maps_url, street_view_url
Property	property_type, bedrooms, bathrooms, reception_rooms, floor_area_sqm, floor_area_sqft, tenure, council_tax_band, epc_rating, service_charge, ground_rent, shared_ownership_percent, lease_length, deposit, landlord_registration, letting_agent_registration
Description	highlight, summary, description, key_features, rooms (name and dimensions in metres), viewing_arrangements
Agent	agent_id, agent_name, agent_phone, agent_email, agent_address, agent_website, agent_logo_url, agent_contact_name, agent_contact_phone, agent_contact_email
Documents and media	home_report_request_url, schedule_pdf_url, floorplan_url, floorplans, video_url, virtual_tour_url, main_image_url, images, image_count, has_video, has_virtual_tour
Area	schools (catchment schools with address, coordinates and catchment search link), sold_prices_nearby_urls
Sold prices	last_sold_price, last_sold_date, sale_history (date, price and percentage change)
Run	detail_page_complete, scraped_at

The Output tab has four views: Property listings, Photos, floor plans and media, Agent contacts and Sold house prices. Map and Street View links are built from the listing coordinates, the same point ESPC's Map and Street view buttons show. A RUN_SUMMARY record in the key-value store lists property URLs that ESPC no longer shows (unavailable_urls) and any that could not be loaded after several attempts (failed_urls).

Duplicate prevention and new-listing monitoring

• Within a run, each listing is saved once, even if it appears in several of your URLs, areas or postcode districts.
• Across runs, the Actor remembers the listings it has already saved for your account. By default it skips them and does not charge for them, so a scheduled daily or weekly run only returns new ESPC listings. Turn on Include listings from previous runs (includeDuplicates) to get every matching listing again. Each item has seen_in_previous_run so you can tell them apart.
• Sold prices count as new when the same property sells again.
• The history is kept in a dataset named espc-history-<your user ID> in your own Apify account. Delete it to start fresh.

Search pagination

The Actor reads every results page (50 listings per page) until it reaches the number of results ESPC reports or your Maximum listings limit. Listings are de-duplicated by ESPC listing ID, so a property that appears in two of your searches, or in a search and a pasted URL, is saved once. ESPC's sold-price search shows at most 10,000 sales per search; narrow it by postcode district, area or period to go further.

Use the ESPC scraper through the API

Run the Actor and fetch the results with a single HTTP request:

curl -X POST "https://api.apify.com/v2/acts/vivid-softwares~espc-scotland-property-scraper/run-sync-get-dataset-items?token=YOUR_API_TOKEN" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"startUrls": [{"url": "https://espc.com/properties?locations=edinburgh&minbeds=2plus"}], "maxItems": 20}'

Python

from apify_client import ApifyClient

client = ApifyClient("YOUR_API_TOKEN")
run = client.actor("vivid-softwares/espc-scotland-property-scraper").call(run_input={
    "searchType": "forSale",
    "postcodeDistricts": ["eh4", "eh10"],
    "maxItems": 50,
})
for listing in client.dataset(run["defaultDatasetId"]).iterate_items():
    print(listing["price_text"], listing["address"], listing.get("agent_phone"))

JavaScript

import { ApifyClient } from 'apify-client';

const client = new ApifyClient({ token: 'YOUR_API_TOKEN' });
const run = await client.actor('vivid-softwares/espc-scotland-property-scraper').call({
    searchType: 'soldPrices',
    postcodeDistricts: ['eh4'],
    soldWithin: '12',
    maxItems: 200,
});
const { items } = await client.dataset(run.defaultDatasetId).listItems();
console.log(items.map((sale) => `${sale.address}: £${sale.last_sold_price} on ${sale.last_sold_date}`));

Property data for AI agents and MCP

The Actor works with the Apify MCP server, so assistants such as Claude, ChatGPT or Cursor can call it as a tool. Add the Actor vivid-softwares/espc-scotland-property-scraper to your MCP configuration and ask questions such as:

• "Find 2-bedroom flats under £250,000 in EH6 and list the closing dates."
• "Which solicitor agents have the most new listings in Morningside this week?"
• "Compare recent sold prices in St Andrews with current asking prices."

The input uses fixed values and the output uses consistent field names, which makes it easy for AI agents to build searches and read results.

How much does it cost to scrape ESPC?

This Actor uses pay-per-event pricing: $14 per 1,000 property listings, which is $0.014 for each listing saved to the dataset. You are not charged for search pages, retries, invalid input or property pages that are no longer available. For example, 200 Edinburgh listings cost $2.80. You can set a maximum cost per run in Apify Console, and the Actor stops cleanly when that limit is reached.

Tips

• Use postcode districts for precise coverage and areas for neighbourhood-level searches.
• Turn off Open every listing page when you only need search-card data (price, address, bedrooms, agent name, photos). It is much faster, though fields such as EPC, council tax, description and agent contact details need the listing page.
• Use Added in the last 7 days with a schedule to monitor new ESPC listings daily or weekly.
• For large sold-price exports, run one postcode district at a time.

Data limitations

• ESPC does not publish a listing date, so there is no exact date added or updated. is_new shows ESPC's NEW badge. ESPC's own Added in the last 7 days filter can also include recently updated listings that have no NEW badge, and the Actor returns exactly what that filter returns.
• Council tax band, EPC rating, landlord registration and letting agent registration (LARN) are taken from ESPC's structured fields, or from the listing description only when it states them explicitly.
• Home Reports are only available by request on ESPC. The Actor returns the public request link (home_report_request_url) and never submits the request form. EPC certificates are part of the Home Report, so there is no separate EPC document link.
• ESPC's rental section is small and mostly comes from Citylets. For Scottish rentals, see our Citylets Scotland Property Scraper.
• ESPC's radius search is drawn on a map, so it is not offered. Use areas, postcode districts or a pasted URL instead.
• Sold price records show what ESPC shows: address, property type, coordinates and sale history. Bedrooms are often not recorded.
• Transport, amenities and area statistics are not shown on ESPC listing pages. School catchments are included.

Public contact data policy

The Actor only returns contact details that ESPC displays publicly on a listing page. When ESPC shows a named contact for a listing, the Actor returns that person's name, phone number and email address, and does not return the firm's email address (ESPC does not display it in that case). The firm's phone number shown on the "Call agent" button is always returned. The Actor does not guess, infer or enrich contact details. If you use agent contact data for outreach, follow UK GDPR and PECR rules.

FAQ

Is there an official ESPC API? No public API is offered. This Actor gives you structured ESPC data through the Apify API.

Is it legal to scrape ESPC? The Actor only collects publicly available information and follows ESPC's robots.txt. You are responsible for how you use the data, including data protection rules for personal data. If in doubt, ask a lawyer.

Can I scrape properties by postcode? Yes. Choose one or more postcode districts, or paste an ESPC search URL for a postcode sector such as EH10 5.

How fresh is the data? Every run reads ESPC live. ESPC typically adds several hundred new listings each week.

Does it return duplicate listings? No. Listings are de-duplicated by ESPC listing ID within a run, and listings from your previous runs are skipped by default, so repeat and scheduled runs only return new listings.

What happens with removed listings? Property URLs that ESPC no longer shows are skipped, logged, listed in RUN_SUMMARY and not charged. Pages that fail to load are retried on a fresh proxy session first.

Can you add a field or a custom version? Open an issue on the Issues tab and we will take a look.

This Actor is not affiliated with, endorsed by or connected to ESPC (UK) Ltd.