Through our partnership with WhenFresh, researchers can now access over 15.5 million property records from Zoopla.
With over 9.5 million property transactions and 6 million rental property listings in England and Wales between 2014 and 2024, here’s five ways researchers are using the data:
Five ways researchers are using Zoopla data
1. Do buy-to-let investors pay more?
Researchers from the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens analysed transaction and rental data to test whether mortgage buy-to-let investors purchase homes at different prices compared to other buyers.
Read the paper in the International Journal of Finance & Economics
2. Understanding coastal communities
Researchers from the University of Plymouth are combining WhenFresh/Zoopla data with AirDNA (coming soon) to explore research and policy needs in English coastal communities.
3. Energy efficiency and rental prices
Researchers at Imperial College London used rental data to examine how minimum energy efficiency standards affect residential rents in England and Wales.
You can read their paper in Energy Policy.
4. Where do young graduates live – and why?
Researchers from Cardiff University are using property transactions and rental data to study patterns in where young graduates settle, supporting housing regeneration policy.
5. Economic impacts of sewage discharges
Researchers at the London School of Economics are investigating how increased sewage discharges into UK waterways affect local economies, including tourism, amenities, ecology, and housing markets (using WhenFresh/Zoopla data).
Interested in using Zoopla data in your research?
How to access WhenFresh/Zoopla Property Transaction Data
Property Transactions
This dataset provides information on >9 million property transactions in England and Wales between 2014 and 2024.
The data are derived from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, matched (where possible) to property listings published on the Zoopla website, and have been processed and provided by WhenFresh.
This is a safeguarded dataset, available by application. Visit the WhenFresh/Zoopla Property Transactions listing for more information
Property Transactions and Associated Migration
This dataset contains details of >9 million property transactions (2014-2024; England and Wales) derived from HM Land Registry data matched to Zoopla property listings, including linked migration data sourced from Royal Mail postal redirection records.
This is a controlled dataset, available by application. View the WhenFresh/Zoopla Property Transactions and Associated Migration data listing for more information
How to access WhenFresh/Zoopla Property Rentals Data
Property Rentals
This dataset provides information on >6 million rental property listings in England and Wales between 2014 and 2024. The data are derived from rental property listings published on the Zoopla website and have been processed and provided by WhenFresh.
The dataset contains details of the listed rental properties, including property type (e.g., house, flat, etc.), number of bedrooms and bathrooms, and other property characteristics.
It also includes information on rental listing activity, such as the date each property was first listed, the advertised rental price of each property, and the most recent date each property was recorded as rented.
Where available, energy performance attributes are provided. These are sourced from the Energy Performance of Buildings: England and Wales data and include property energy ratings and efficiency scores.
This is a safeguarded dataset, available by application. Visit the WhenFresh/Zoopla Property Rentals data listing for more information
Property Rentals and Associated Migration
This dataset contains details of >6 million rental property listings (2014-2024; England and Wales) derived from Zoopla, including linked migration data sourced from Royal Mail postal redirection records.
This is a controlled dataset, available by application. View the WhenFresh/Zoopla Property Rentals and Associated Migration data listing for more information
