Most listings for properties to rent in the Moorlands prefer not to rent to people on benefits, new data has shown.

It comes after a judge recently ruled that blanket bans on renting to people on housing benefits were unlawful and discriminatory.

District Judge Victoria Mark made the ruling in an important case at York County Court in July, ruling that "No DSS" rental bans were against equality laws. DSS is used as a shorthand reference to mean benefits claimants.

Following that court case, the BBC's Shared Data Unit analysed over 9,000 rental listings on the website OpenRent and found 76% preferred not to rent to people on benefits.

OpenRent's listings included a "tenant preference" with the option for landlords to tick or cross the description "DSS income accepted".

The analysis showed that there were 13 listings on the site in the Moorlands, with only five of these showing "DSS income accepted".

This means that 62% of the Moorlands listings did not accept DSS.

Seven of the 13 listings allowed pets, meaning there were more Moorlands listings which would accept renters who owned pets rather than people claiming benefits.

Five of the listings also allowed smokers - the same number of listings as those who accepted DSS.

Speaking to the Shared Data Unit, Polly Neate, chief executive of the homeless charity Shelter, said the ruling should be seen as a "wake-up call".

She said: "'No DSS' discrimination is outdated, grossly unfair – and it's unlawful under the Equality Act, as our recent landmark legal victory confirms. This is because it overwhelmingly prevents women and disabled people, who are more likely to need support paying their rent, from finding a safe home.

"Last month's ruling should be a wake-up call for landlords and letting agents to clean up their act and treat all renters equally.

"We won't stop fighting DSS discrimination until it's banished for good. OpenRent should ban landlords from advertising their properties as 'DSS not accepted' – and remind them of their legal duty not to discriminate. Otherwise, they are putting themselves and their landlords at risk of serious legal action."

Adam Hyslop, founder at OpenRent, said that characterising their business as "hostile" to those on benefits was unfair.

He said: "OpenRent does not ban any group of tenants, and in the past year we have let over 25,000 properties where applications from benefit claimants were explicitly welcomed by the landlord. This is more than any other agent in the UK.

"We also know that many local authorities' housing teams actively refer claimants to OpenRent as a good place to find suitable properties.

"As such, to characterise us as somehow hostile to benefit claimants - or worse, lumping us in with agents who have a blanket ban on benefit claimants - is simply unfair and inaccurate.

"It also ignores the significant work and effort we put into changing perceptions among landlords and ensuring they consider the widest range of tenants as possible for their properties, which is in everyone's interest."