🏠 OpenRent.co.uk Scraper

This Apify actor allows you to scrape rental property listings from https://www.openrent.co.uk/, one of the UK's leading rental property platforms. Extract comprehensive property data including prices, locations, descriptions, amenities, and contact information — perfect for rental market research and property analysis.

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🚀 Key Features

• 🔎 Scrape listings from OpenRent search pages or individual property detail pages
• 📍 Enhanced location data with transport links and walking times
• 💰 Accurate pricing extraction (monthly rent PCM and weekly PW rates)
• 🏠 Property specifications (bedrooms, bathrooms, max tenants, EPC ratings)
• 👥 Tenant preferences (student-friendly, pets allowed, families, smokers, DSS)
• 🏢 Landlord information (response rates, response times, contact details)
• 📅 Availability details (available from date, minimum tenancy)
• 🚇 Transport connectivity - Nearby stations with walk times and transport types
• 🗺️ Static map images for location visualization
• 🌐 Proxy support for stable, anonymous scraping
• 🖼️ High-resolution property image URLs extraction

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❓ Why Use This Actor

• ✅ Fast & Reliable: fetches thousands of listings in a matter of minutes
• ✅ Rich Transport Data: Get nearby stations, walk times, and transport types
• ✅ Accurate Pricing: Extract both monthly (PCM) and weekly (PW) rates
• ✅ Comprehensive: Full property details, landlord info, and tenant preferences

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👥 Who Is This Actor Suitable For?

• 🏘️ Property managers and letting agents
• 📈 Rental market researchers and analysts
• 🧠 Data scientists studying housing markets
• 🧰 Developers building property search platforms
• 📚 Academic researchers studying rental markets
• 💼 Real estate investors and landlords

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📥 Input Schema

The actor accepts the following input parameters:

Search Page URLs

{
  "startUrls": [
    {
      "url": "https://www.openrent.co.uk/properties-to-rent/greater-london?term=Greater%20London"
    }
  ],
  "maxItems": 50,
  "proxyConfiguration": {
    "useApifyProxy": false
  }
}

Direct Property Detail URLs

{
  "startUrls": [
    {
      "url": "https://www.openrent.co.uk/property-to-rent/london/2-bed-flat-buckingham-street-wc2n/2485701"
    },
    {
      "url": "https://www.openrent.co.uk/2485701"
    }
  ],
  "maxItems": 10,
  "proxyConfiguration": {
    "useApifyProxy": false
  }
}

Input Parameters

• startUrls (required): Array of OpenRent URLs to scrape. Supports both:
  • Search page URLs: Extract multiple properties from search results
  • Detail page URLs: Extract single property details directly (format: openrent.co.uk/{propertyId})
• maxItems (optional): Maximum number of properties to scrape (default: 10, max: 10,000)
• proxyConfiguration (optional): Proxy settings for anonymous scraping

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📤 Output Schema

Each scraped property returns comprehensive structured data with direct detail page extraction:

[
  {
    "id": "2612802",
    "title": "1 Bed Flat, Whitehall, SW1A",
    "price": 3599,
    "pricePerWeek": 830.54,
    "location": "London, SW1A",
    "description": "Key features: Modern 1-bedroom apartment in prime central London location. Fully furnished with integrated appliances and excellent transport links...",
    "images": [
      "https://imagescdn.openrent.co.uk/listings/2612802/o_1j3lqq1trgnu1d2f140n1scv1a967.JPG",
      "https://imagescdn.openrent.co.uk/listings/2612802/o_1j3lqpnvuhjr2vh1uv41c5v1jbq0.JPG"
    ],
    "listing_url": "https://www.openrent.co.uk/2612802",

    "bedrooms": 1,
    "bathrooms": 1,
    "maxTenants": 2,
    "deposit": 4384.61,
    "billsIncluded": false,

    "features": {
      "garden": false,
      "parking": false,
      "fireplace": false,
      "furnishing": "Furnished",
      "epc_rating": "B"
    },

    "tenantPreferences": {
      "student_friendly": true,
      "families_allowed": true,
      "pets_allowed": true,
      "smokers_allowed": true,
      "dss_income_accepted": false
    },

    "status": "Available",
    "availableFrom": "Today",
    "minimumTenancy": "12 Months",

    "landlordName": "Property Manager",
    "landlordResponseRate": "99%",
    "landlordResponseTime": "Within 3 Days",

    "imageCount": 12,
    "propertyReference": "2612802",

    "transportLinks": [
      {
        "type": "Underground",
        "name": "Charing Cross",
        "walkTime": "~3 min. walk"
      },
      {
        "type": "National Rail",
        "name": "London Charing Cross",
        "walkTime": "~4 min. walk"
      },
      {
        "type": "Underground",
        "name": "Embankment",
        "walkTime": "~7 min. walk"
      },
      {
        "type": "Underground",
        "name": "Westminster",
        "walkTime": "~8 min. walk"
      }
    ],

    "mapImage": "https://imagescdn.openrent.co.uk/staticMapPhotoForProperty/26128020409202595914822.JPG"
  }
]

Output Fields

Core Property Data:

• id, title, price (monthly PCM), pricePerWeek (weekly PW)
• location, description, listing_url, images

Property Specifications:

• bedrooms, bathrooms, maxTenants
• deposit, billsIncluded

Property Features:

• features.garden, features.parking, features.fireplace
• features.furnishing, features.epc_rating

Tenant Preferences:

• tenantPreferences.student_friendly, tenantPreferences.families_allowed
• tenantPreferences.pets_allowed, tenantPreferences.smokers_allowed
• tenantPreferences.dss_income_accepted

Availability & Landlord:

• status, availableFrom, minimumTenancy
• landlordName, landlordResponseRate, landlordResponseTime
• imageCount, propertyReference

🚇 Transport & Location (NEW):

• transportLinks[] - Array of nearby transport with type, name, and walk time
• mapImage - Static map image URL for location visualization

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Image Credit: https://www.openrent.co.uk/