Europe · #4 · release 26.08-c2

Data centers in the United Kingdom

Datacenter Atlas tracks 389 facilities in the United Kingdom, 308 data centers and 67 network points of presence: 5% of the global inventory and #4 worldwide by facility count.

Facilities

389

308 data centers · 67 network points of presence

Operating IT load (disclosed)

250 MW

9 facilities disclose MW · +75 MW planned / under construction

Avg. disclosed PUE

1.16

1 facility

Networks present

1,783

43 sites host an internet exchange

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MW: megawatts of power for the computers. PUE: all the electricity a site draws divided by what reaches its computers (1.0 = nothing lost). Networks present: telecom networks recorded at each site, added up. Record quality (A to D) rates the record, not the site. Glossary →

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Largest hubs

A hub is a town with at least 5 facilities, with its close neighbours. Facilities in smaller towns are not listed here, so the hubs do not add up to the country total.

Top operators

All 389 facilities

Sorted by disclosed IT load, then networks present. A row opens the full, source-linked record on the map.

Facility	Operator	City	IT load (MW)	PUE	Networks	Record quality
Vantage Data Centers - CWL13 planned	Vantage Data Centers	Newport	148 campus ×2	–	–	A
Vantage Data Centers - CWL1	Vantage Data Centers	Newport	148 campus ×2	–	–	A
Vantage London I (LHR1) under construction	Vantage Data Centers	London	55	–	–	B
CyrusOne London 2	CyrusOne	West Drayton	28	–	2	B
Vantage London II (LHR2) under construction	Vantage Data Centers	London	20	–	–	B
Global Switch London North	Global Switch	London	18	–	32	B
CyrusOne London 5	CyrusOne	Slough	18 campus ×2	–	0	A
CryrusOne LON4	CyrusOne	Slough	18 campus ×2	–	–	A
CyrusOne LON2	CyrusOne	West Drayton	13.92	–	–	A
CyrusOne London 3	CyrusOne	Slough	12	–	1	A
CyrusOne London 1	CyrusOne	Slough	8.72	–	–	A
DataBank London (LHR1)	DataBank	Feltham	3.6	–	1	A
Equinix LD5 - London, Slough	Equinix	Slough	–	–	160	A
Digital Realty London LON1-3	Digital Realty	London	–	–	119	A
Equinix MA1 - Manchester, Williams/Kilburn	Equinix	Manchester	–	–	110	B
Digital Realty London LHR21 (closed)	Digital Realty	London	–	–	93	A
Equinix LD4 - London, Slough	Equinix	Slough	–	–	78	A
Equinix LD7 - London, Slough	Equinix	Slough	–	–	74	A
Equinix LD6 - London, Slough	Equinix	Slough	–	–	72	A
Equinix MA3 - Manchester, Joule House	Equinix	Manchester	–	–	52	B
Reynolds House, Manchester	Lunar Digital Solutions Limited	Manchester	–	–	42	B
Verne London	Verne Global	London	–	–	39	A
Telehouse - London (Docklands South)	Telehouse	London	–	–	39	A
Redcentric London Data Centre	Redcentric	London	–	–	37	A
Teledata Manchester - Delta House	TeleData GmbH	Manchester	–	–	35	A
Digital Realty London LHR19	Digital Realty	London	–	–	34	A
Level(3) London (Goswell Road)	Lumen	London	–	–	33	A
Equinix MA4 - Manchester, Synergy House	Equinix	Manchester	–	–	33	B
EXA Datacenter London (GS2 London East)	EXA Infrastructure	London	–	–	31	A
London Hosting Centre	Telstra	London	–	–	31	B
UK Servers Coventry	UK Dedicated Servers Limited	Coventry	–	–	22	B
aql DC2	(aq) networks limited	Leeds	–	–	22	B
Equinix LD10 - London, Slough	Equinix	Slough	–	–	18	A
Equinix MA5 - Manchester	Equinix	Swinton	–	–	18	B
IP House Data Centre	IP House Ltd	London	–	–	17	A
Equinix LD3 - London, Park Royal	Equinix	London	–	–	16	A
Pulsant Manchester NW-1	Pulsant	Manchester	–	–	16	B
Docklands Data Centre	Docklands Data Centre Ltd	London	–	–	16	B
Digital Realty London LHR17	Digital Realty	West Drayton	–	–	15	A
LDeX1	iomart Hosting Limited	London	–	–	15	B
QiComm Tutis Point	Docklands Data Centre Ltd	London	–	–	15	B
Pulsant Reading SE-3 (South)	Pulsant	Reading	–	–	13	B
Digital Realty London LGW14	Digital Realty	Woking	–	–	12	A
Pulsant Maidenhead SE-2	Pulsant	Maidenhead	–	–	12	A
Datum	Datum	Farnborough	–	–	12	B
Stellium 1	Stellium Datacentres Limited	Newcastle	–	–	11	B
Custodian CDC Maidstone 1	CustodianDC LTD.	Maidstone	–	–	10	B
ANS - MAN6	ANS Group Limited	Manchester	–	–	10	B
LDeX2	iomart Hosting Limited	Manchester	–	–	10	B
nLighten London STN1	nLighten	Hoddesdon	–	–	10	B

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Disclosed IT load by state / region

State / region	MW	Figures
Newport	148	1
Hillingdon	41.9	2
Slough	38.7	3
Tower Hamlets	18	1
Surrey	3.6	1

Disclosed values only, campus figures counted once. Regions are assigned from each facility's coordinates (Natural Earth admin-1), so the rows add up to the national total.

⚡ Electricity context

Electricity demand: 321.4 TWh (2025)
Grid carbon intensity: 217 gCO₂/kWh
Renewables share: 52 %
Low-carbon share: 64.4 %

Source: Ember yearly electricity data (CC BY 4.0). Method

Water & climate exposure

Water stress index (data centers, median): 46/100 v0.2 (world median 39 · Europe 26)
Data centers at high water stress (index ≥ 60): 0 of the 305 scored · 3 located at town level only are not scored
Median baseline water stress (WRI Aqueduct, 0–5): 2.62
Median riverine flood risk (0–5): 1.03
Free-cooling hours ≤ 18 °C (median): 7,566 h/yr (86 %)
Median cooling degree days: 64

Derived indicators: WRI Aqueduct 4.0, GHSL, climate normals. See methodology. Method

Social friction index

71/100 · v0.3 · world median 42 · Europe 42

Main driver: Neighbourhood (83/100)

How close people live: residents within 1 km and distance to the nearest homes. High = many close neighbours.

Water: 69
Energy & grid: 37
Neighbourhood: 83
Concentration: 36
Policy context: 39
Observed conflict: 49

Composite of water, grid, neighbourhood, concentration, policy and observed-conflict pressure. A derived indicator: not a measurement of public opinion. Method

Regulation

3 measures recorded

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See the rules on the regulation map → · Compare with neighbouring countries →

Documented local conflicts & agreements

Minister approves Tritax green belt data centre in Slough over council objection · 2026-06-11 · permit refused · approved
Government concedes judicial review of Iver green belt data centre approval · 2026-03 · lawsuit · ongoing
Northumberland council approves QTS Cambois data centre first phase · 2025-12-04 · referendum or vote · approved
Government overturns Three Rivers refusal of Abbots Langley green belt data centre · 2025-05-12 · permit refused · approved
West London grid capacity shortage delays housing amid data centre demand · 2022-07 · grid restriction · ongoing

Announced large projects

Elsham Tech Park (Elsham Wolds) · Elsham Tech Park Ltd · permitting · 1,000 MW announced
QTS Cambois data centre campus (Blyth) · Blackstone / QTS · under construction · 720 MW announced
ILI Group 'Cato' hyperscale data center (Auchtertool, Fife) · ILI Group · permitting · 600 MW announced
Apatura Ravenscraig data center and BESS campus (SevenFourEight) · Apatura · permitting · 550 MW announced
Somerset Data Centre (Horsey, Bridgwater) · Express Distribution Park · announced · 500 MW announced
DataVita North Lanarkshire AI Growth Zone campus · DataVita · announced · 500 MW announced
Humber Tech Park (South Killingholme) · Humber Tech Park Ltd · permitting · 386 MW announced
AiOnX Cambridgeshire campus (Sutton-in-the-Isle) · AiOnX (SWI Group) · announced · 330 MW announced

All 16 announced projects in the United Kingdom →

Questions

How many data centers are there in the United Kingdom?

Datacenter Atlas (release 26.08-c2) records 389 facilities in the United Kingdom: 308 data centers, 67 network points of presence and 14 unclassified sites. The count covers facilities documented in OpenStreetMap, PeeringDB, Wikidata and operator disclosures.

Which companies operate data centers in the United Kingdom?

The operators with the most tracked facilities in the United Kingdom are Pulsant, Equinix, nLighten, Digital Realty, Ark Data Centres.

Where are data centers concentrated in the United Kingdom?

The largest hubs by facility count are London (130), Reading (35), Manchester (25), Leeds (18), Birmingham (17).

Cite this page: Datacenter Atlas (2026). United Kingdom, release 26.08-c2. https://www.datacenter-atlas.com/country/united-kingdom · ODbL / CC BY 4.0