# PropertyData UK Analytics Scraper (`parseforge/propertydata-scraper`) Actor

Scrapes UK property market analytics from PropertyData by postcode or city. Returns rental yield, average sold price, price per square foot, and sales volume per postcode as a flat row.

- **URL**: https://apify.com/parseforge/propertydata-scraper.md
- **Developed by:** [ParseForge](https://apify.com/parseforge) (community)
- **Categories:** Real estate, Developer tools, Automation
- **Stats:** 4 total users, 1 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, 1 bookmarks
- **User rating**: No ratings yet

## Pricing

from $7.00 / 1,000 results

This Actor is paid per event. You are not charged for the Apify platform usage, but only a fixed price for specific events.
Since this Actor supports Apify Store discounts, the price gets lower the higher subscription plan you have.

Learn more: https://docs.apify.com/actors/running/actors-in-store.md#pay-per-event

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For usage examples, see the [API](#api) section below.

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# README

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### PropertyData UK Analytics Scraper

**Scrape UK property analytics from PropertyData by postcode or city, up to a million properties per run.** Every record returns rental yields, average prices, price per square foot, sales volumes, and local market scores. No API key required. Export to CSV, JSON, Excel, or XML.

PropertyData is a UK property analytics platform that aggregates sold prices, rental yields, and market activity for every postcode. This Actor reads the public analytics pages directly, so you can pull the numbers for a handful of postcodes or blanket an entire city without clicking through the site. It returns one flat row per postcode, ready for your spreadsheet or model.

| Who uses it | What they scrape PropertyData for |
|---|---|
| Property investors | Compare rental yields across postcode districts to shortlist buy-to-let targets. |
| Estate agents | Pull average sold prices and price-per-square-foot benchmarks for a new valuation report. |
| Market analysts | Track sales volumes and price movements across a whole city over time. |
| Proptech builders | Feed clean, structured UK housing-market data into an automated valuation model or dashboard. |

### What it does

This Actor collects UK property market analytics from PropertyData for given postcodes or auto-discovered postcode districts within a city, and returns each postcode's yield, average price, price per square foot, and sales volume as a flat row.

- 📍 **Postcode lookup:** supply a list of UK postcodes and get the analytics for each one directly.
- 🏙️ **City-wide discovery:** pick a city and the Actor finds every postcode district inside it, then scrapes them all.
- 📊 **Core metrics:** rental yield, average sold price, average asking price, price per square foot, and sales volume.
- ⚙️ **Volume cap:** set a maximum number of properties to collect per run so you stay within your data budget.

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

### What you can do with PropertyData data

**📈 Screen buy-to-let postcodes.**

An investor feeds ten target postcodes into the Actor and ranks them by gross rental yield to decide which three to view in person.

**🏠 Build a city-wide price map.**

A proptech startup scrapes every postcode district in Manchester to populate a heatmap of average sold prices and price per square foot.

**📊 Monitor market activity.**

A market analyst runs the Actor weekly on Bristol and compares sales volumes against the previous month to spot cooling or heating demand.

**💰 Feed an automated valuation model.**

A data engineer pipes the average price and price-per-square-foot columns into a regression model that estimates property values from address inputs.

### Why choose this scraper

| | What you get |
|---|---|
| **No API key** | PropertyData has no public API; this reads the same pages you see in a browser. |
| **City auto-discovery** | Pick a city and the Actor finds every postcode district for you, no manual list needed. |
| **Flat output** | One row per postcode with the same columns every time, ready for CSV, JSON, Excel, or XML. |
| **Rental yield included** | Gross rental yield is computed and returned alongside price and sales data. |

### How it compares

This Actor scrapes PropertyData for postcode-level analytics, while the competitors below target individual property listings on different platforms.

| Feature | ParseForge | Zillow Property Scraper | Propertyfinder Scraper | Rightmove Property Search Scraper |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK postcode analytics | Yes | Not listed | Not listed | Not listed |
| Rental yield data | Yes | Not listed | Not listed | Not listed |
| Price per square foot | Yes | Not listed | Not listed | Not listed |
| City-wide auto-discovery | Yes | Not listed | Not listed | Not listed |
| Individual property listings | Not listed | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Agent details | Not listed | Yes | Yes | Not listed |

### Configure the run

Drive the Actor from UK postcodes or city names, alone or together, and the max-items cap stops the run once enough records have been collected. The Input tab lists every parameter.

A first run with the defaults:

```json
{
 "postcodes": [
 "W14 9JH"
 ],
 "cities": [
 "manchester"
 ],
 "maxItems": 10
}
```

A larger pull:

```json
{
 "postcodes": [
 "W14 9JH"
 ],
 "cities": [
 "manchester"
 ],
 "maxItems": 200
}
```

### Pricing

Pay-per-result: **$0.0075 per result** collected. You pay only for the results written to your dataset.

| Results collected | Approximate cost |
|---|---|
| 100 results | $0.75 |
| 1,000 results | $7.50 |
| 10,000 results | $75.00 |

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](https://console.apify.com/sign-up?fpr=vmoqkp) to collect up to 1,000,000 results per run.

### Run it

1. [Create a free Apify account with $5 in credit](https://console.apify.com/sign-up?fpr=vmoqkp).
2. Open the [PropertyData UK Analytics Scraper](https://apify.com/parseforge/propertydata-scraper?fpr=vmoqkp).
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](https://docs.apify.com/api/v2) (`run-sync-get-dataset-items`) or the [ApifyClient](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js) for JavaScript and Python.

### Use with AI agents (MCP)

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

```bash
claude mcp add --transport http apify "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=parseforge/propertydata-scraper"
```

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

### Troubleshooting

**Why am I getting no results for my postcode?**

Check that the postcode is valid and formatted correctly with a space, such as 'W14 9JH'. PropertyData may not have analytics for very new or very small postcodes.

**The run stopped before scraping all postcodes in the city.**

You likely hit the 'Maximum properties' limit. Increase the number or remove the cap to let the Actor collect every district.

**Some postcodes return partial or missing data.**

PropertyData may not have a full set of metrics for every postcode. Missing fields will appear as empty in your dataset; this is expected for low-transaction areas.

**The Actor is running slowly on a large city.**

City-wide runs discover many postcode districts and scrape each one sequentially. Reduce the city selection to one at a time or lower the max-items cap if you need faster turnaround.

**I get an error about the site being unreachable.**

PropertyData may be temporarily down or blocking the request. Wait a few minutes and retry. If the problem persists, try enabling a proxy in the Actor's advanced settings.

### FAQ

| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What data does PropertyData provide? | PropertyData aggregates UK Land Registry sold prices, current asking prices, rental yields, price per square foot, and sales volumes at the postcode level. It also computes a local market score. |
| Do I need a PropertyData account or API key? | No. The Actor reads the public-facing pages on propertydata.co.uk, so no login, account, or API key is required. |
| Can I scrape a whole city at once? | Yes. Select a city from the dropdown and the Actor will discover every postcode district inside it, then scrape each one automatically. |
| How do I limit the number of results? | Set the 'Maximum properties' field to the number of postcode records you want. The Actor stops as soon as it reaches that count. |
| What is a postcode district? | A postcode district is the outward part of a UK postcode, such as W14 or SW1A. The Actor scrapes at this level when you use city discovery. |
| Does this return individual property listings? | No. PropertyData provides aggregate analytics per postcode, not individual homes for sale or rent. You get average prices, yields, and sales counts. |
| Can I mix postcodes and cities in one run? | Yes. Provide postcodes and select one or more cities; the Actor will scrape the postcodes you supplied plus every district it discovers in the chosen cities. |
| What export formats are supported? | You can export the dataset as CSV, JSON, Excel, or XML from the Apify platform after the run finishes. |
| How current is the data? | The Actor reads whatever PropertyData displays on its public pages at the moment of the run. Sold-price data reflects the latest Land Registry release. |
| Is this legal to scrape? | The Actor only reads publicly accessible pages. You should review PropertyData's terms of service and ensure your use complies with them and with UK law. |

### Related actors

Browse the full [ParseForge collection](https://apify.com/parseforge?fpr=vmoqkp) for more scrapers.

🆘 **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 PropertyData. 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.

# Actor input Schema

## `postcodes` (type: `array`):

List of UK postcodes to look up (e.g. W14 9JH, SW1A 2AA). Each postcode returns rental yield, price per sqft, average prices, and more. If empty, the selected city will be used to discover postcodes automatically.

## `cities` (type: `array`):

Select one or more UK cities to automatically discover and scrape all postcode districts. Only used when no postcodes are provided.

## `maxItems` (type: `integer`):

Maximum number of properties to collect per run.

## Actor input object example

```json
{
  "postcodes": [
    "W14 9JH"
  ],
  "cities": [
    "manchester"
  ],
  "maxItems": 10
}
```

# Actor output Schema

## `results` (type: `string`):

Dataset with all scraped items

# API

You can run this Actor programmatically using our API. Below are code examples in JavaScript, Python, and CLI, as well as the OpenAPI specification and MCP server setup.

## JavaScript example

```javascript
import { ApifyClient } from 'apify-client';

// Initialize the ApifyClient with your Apify API token
// Replace the '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>' with your token
const client = new ApifyClient({
    token: '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>',
});

// Prepare Actor input
const input = {
    "postcodes": [
        "W14 9JH"
    ],
    "cities": [
        "manchester"
    ],
    "maxItems": 10
};

// Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
const run = await client.actor("parseforge/propertydata-scraper").call(input);

// Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if any)
console.log('Results from dataset');
console.log(`💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/${run.defaultDatasetId}`);
const { items } = await client.dataset(run.defaultDatasetId).listItems();
items.forEach((item) => {
    console.dir(item);
});

// 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js/docs

```

## Python example

```python
from apify_client import ApifyClient

# Initialize the ApifyClient with your Apify API token
# Replace '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>' with your token.
client = ApifyClient("<YOUR_API_TOKEN>")

# Prepare the Actor input
run_input = {
    "postcodes": ["W14 9JH"],
    "cities": ["manchester"],
    "maxItems": 10,
}

# Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
run = client.actor("parseforge/propertydata-scraper").call(run_input=run_input)

# Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if there are any)
print(f"💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/{run.default_dataset_id}")
for item in client.dataset(run.default_dataset_id).iterate_items():
    print(item)

# 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs/quick-start

```

## CLI example

```bash
echo '{
  "postcodes": [
    "W14 9JH"
  ],
  "cities": [
    "manchester"
  ],
  "maxItems": 10
}' |
apify call parseforge/propertydata-scraper --silent --output-dataset

```

## MCP server setup

```json
{
    "mcpServers": {
        "apify": {
            "type": "http",
            "url": "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=fetch-actor-details,parseforge/propertydata-scraper"
        }
    }
}

```

The hosted server signs you in with OAuth on first connect, so no API token belongs in this config. Clients without OAuth support can send an `Authorization: Bearer <APIFY_API_TOKEN>` header instead, using a token from API & Integrations in Apify Console (https://console.apify.com/settings/integrations).

## OpenAPI specification

Download the OpenAPI definition: https://api.apify.com/v2/actors/9I57n893YkS8QeiVT/builds/h5tCmhev6Yl93aDj3/openapi.json