UK Colocation and Data Centre Market

Latest Podcast

The United Kingdom data center market is located in the region of Western Europe and within Europe. United Kingdom has 588 facilities.

The top providers in United Kingdom are Ark Data Centres (UK) (12 sites) and Vantage Data Centers with 5 facilities . The most popular facilities are Telehouse London Docklands (North, East, West) and Equinix Slough Campus LD4, LD5, LD6, LD10.

Read More

Market Facts

United Kingdom Data Center Map

United Kingdom Power Growth Over Time

+69% since 2022
Operational
Construction
Planned
Prospective
In Doubt
Withdrawn
Currently Operational
across NN Request Dataset sites
Under Construction
NN Request Dataset sites currently building
Planned / Prospective
NN Request Dataset sites announced, but haven't started construction

Largest Providers in United Kingdom

Ark Data Centres (UK)
Site
Power
Operational
9
190.96
Construction
3
Planned
2
Prospective Expansion
0
Land Bank
0
In Doubt
1
Withdrawn
0
Decommissioned
0
Totals
12
View Provider
Vantage Data Centers
Site
Power
Operational
4
196.0
Construction
1
Planned
11
Prospective Expansion
0
Land Bank
0
In Doubt
0
Withdrawn
0
Decommissioned
0
Totals
5
View Provider
VIRTUS Data Centres Ltd
Site
Power
Operational
11
194.4
Construction
1
Planned
4
Prospective Expansion
0
Land Bank
0
In Doubt
0
Withdrawn
0
Decommissioned
0
Totals
12
View Provider
Equinix
Site
Power
Operational
15
162.1
Construction
2
Planned
5
Prospective Expansion
0
Land Bank
0
In Doubt
0
Withdrawn
0
Decommissioned
0
Totals
17
View Provider

Largest Data Centers in United Kingdom

Regions in United Kingdom

Industry Events See all

Sep 15 - Sep 16

DCD>Connect | London 2026

DCD>Connect | London is DCD's flagship European data center conference, held at the Business Design Centre in Islington. The 2026 edition runs September 15-16, 2026 and is projected to draw 5,000+ senior leaders, 150+ exhibitors, and 280+ experts across the European digital infrastructure ecos...
52 Upper Street, Islington, London N1 0QH, United Kingdom
Sep 16 - Sep 17

The Xcelerated Compute Show | London 2026

The Xcelerated Compute Show returns to London for its 2026 edition on September 16-17 at the Business Design Centre in Islington. Produced by InfraXmedia — the parent organisation of Data Center Dynamics and SDxCentral — the two-day conference and expo brings together more than 500 leaders from h...
52 Upper Street, London N1 0QH, United Kingdom
Sep 17 -

DCD Investment Forum | London 2026

DCD Investment Forum | London 2026 is a single-day investment and M&A conference organized by Data Centre Dynamics (DCD), held on September 17, 2026, at the Business Design Centre in Islington, London. The event runs as a separately ticketed forum co-located with DCD>Connect | London (Sept...
52 Upper Street, Islington, London, N1 0QH, United Kingdom
Oct 13 - Oct 15

Capacity Europe 2026

Capacity Europe 2026 is the 25th annual flagship event for the global connectivity and digital infrastructure ecosystem, held October 13 to 15 at the InterContinental London – The O2. Pre-event activities run October 12. The 2026 edition expects 4,000+ decision-makers across 90+ countries, with 6...
1 Waterview Drive, Greenwich Peninsula, SE10 0TW
Dec 9 -

DCD>Global Awards 2026

DCD>Global Awards is the data center industry's long-running global awards ceremony, held annually at the JW Marriott Grosvenor House in London. The 2026 gala takes place December 9, 2026 as a black-tie dinner and ceremony, broadcast live worldwide and drawing approximately 1,500 industry prof...
86-90 Park Lane, Mayfair, London W1K 7TN, United Kingdom

About This Metro

The United Kingdom is an island nation in northwestern Europe is made up of England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland.

The London metro region is by far the largest data centre market in the UK and consists of several submarkets. The London Docklands
 is a network dense interconnection and peering market.Slough, 32 km to the West of London has a financial trading ecosystem.

The Next Generation Data Newport in Wales is a massive building that can scale to support up to 180 megawatts of power and 750,000 sqft of data centre space.

Related News See all

Jul 25, 2026
Posted by Abdul-Rahman Oladimeji
News
Jul 03, 2026
Posted by Abdul-Rahman Oladimeji
News
Jun 29, 2026
Posted by Abdul-Rahman Oladimeji
News

Related Podcasts See all

E11: Building India’s Digital Backbone with Sharad Agarwal

Executive Summary In this episode recorded live at PTC 26, Eric Bell speaks with Sharad Agarwal, ...

E10 - AI Cooling And Data Centers With Cliff Federspiel

In this episode, we sit down with Cliff Federspiel, President and CTO of Vigilent, to explore how...

E9 - Building Hyperscale AI Data Centers in Rural America With Wes Cummins

In this Baxtel Podcast episode, Eric Bell sits down with Wes Cummins, CEO of Applied Digital, to ...

E8: Inside ERCOT, Black Start, Winter Storm Uri, and AI Data Center Load

In this episode, Eric Bell sits down with Russell Fletcher to unpack what it really means to oper...

E7:Now we are cooking with Gas! Behind the Meter Solutions with Nick Kruse

Nick Kruse is a chemical engineer turned energy entrepreneur who sits at the nexus of power and c...

E5: Mark Jobson on Data Center Strategy, Marketing, and IPOs

In this episode of Baxtel’s Meet Me Room podcast, we sit down with global marketing executive Mar...

Documents

Ready to Level up Your
Data Center Strategy?