Country coverage
Google Maps scraper UK
The UK is a dense market where postcode districts make excellent search units, and it is also one of the more regulated places to run outreach. UK GDPR and PECR both apply, and the rules differ depending on whether the business you are contacting is a limited company or a sole trader.
What you get
- Search by city, borough or postcode district
- UK phone and postcode formats captured as listed
- Filters for website status, rating and review volume
- Coverage across England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland
- Postcode retained for territory and coverage planning
- Export batches sized for CRM import and for CTPS screening
Postcode districts are the right search unit
London as one search is useless, and even a borough can be too broad in the centre. Postcode districts, the outward part such as SW1 or M14, split the country into units that return manageable result sets and tile neatly without gaps. Working through the districts of a city in order gives you coverage you can actually verify, which city-level searching never does.
Corporate subscribers are treated differently
PECR draws a line between corporate subscribers, meaning limited companies and LLPs, and individual subscribers, which includes sole traders and most partnerships. Marketing email to corporate subscribers does not require prior consent. Sole traders get the same protection as consumers, so they do. Maps does not tell you which is which, so a Companies House check on the list is the practical step before a send.
UK GDPR still applies to the data itself
Even where PECR allows the send, UK GDPR governs holding the data. You need a lawful basis, usually legitimate interests, and a legitimate interests assessment is the documented evidence of it. People have a right to object and to ask what you hold. A published business email that identifies a named individual is personal data, and treating it as anonymous because you found it publicly is the mistake regulators actually pursue.
CTPS screening before you call
The Corporate Telephone Preference Service is the business equivalent of the TPS, and calling a registered number for marketing without consent is an offence. Registration is common among professional services. Screening a calling list against CTPS is a required step rather than a nice-to-have, and it needs doing close to the call date since registrations change.
Where UK business density sits outside London
Manchester, Birmingham, Leeds, Glasgow, Bristol, Edinburgh, Liverpool, Sheffield and Newcastle carry most of the rest, and each is small enough to cover properly in a session. The Home Counties around London hold a lot of professional services that never appear in a London-centred search, which makes them consistently underworked by teams that search by city name alone.
Frequently asked questions
Do I need consent to email a UK business?
Not for corporate subscribers such as limited companies and LLPs. Sole traders and most partnerships are treated as individual subscribers under PECR and do require consent.
How do I know whether a business is a corporate subscriber?
Google Maps does not say. Checking the list against Companies House before a send is the practical way to separate limited companies from sole traders.
Does UK GDPR apply if the email was published publicly?
Yes. A business address that identifies a named individual is still personal data. You need a lawful basis, and legitimate interests requires a documented assessment.
What is CTPS and do I have to screen against it?
It is the corporate do-not-call register. Marketing calls to registered numbers without consent are an offence, so screening is required and should be done close to the call date.
What is the best search unit for the UK?
Postcode districts such as SW1 or M14. They return manageable result sets and tile without gaps, which city-level searches cannot do.