UK Colocation and Data Centre Market

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The United Kingdom data center market is located in the region of Western Europe and within Europe. United Kingdom has 600 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.

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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Withdrawn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Withdrawn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
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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Withdrawn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
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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Withdrawn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
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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Withdrawn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
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Read Capacity Europe 2026
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Oct 13 - Oct 15

Capacity Europe 2026

1 Waterview Drive, Greenwich Peninsula, SE10 0TW

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...

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Read Global Connectivity Awards 2026
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Oct 14

Global Connectivity Awards 2026

Peninsula Square, London SE10 0DX, United Kingdom

The Global Connectivity Awards is the annual awards ceremony of the Capacity Global portfolio, recognising companies and individuals across the connectivity and digital infrastructure industry. The 2026 edition takes place on the evening of 14 October 2026 at Indigo at The O2 in London, staged as...

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Read DICE: Europe 2026
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Nov 12

DICE: Europe 2026

Bisnow's pan-European data centre conference, scheduled for 12 November 2026 in London. The half-day programme is the Europe-wide counterpart to Bisnow's UK-specific April event, covering continental market dynamics, capital flows, power availability and the FLAP-D markets alongside emerging Euro...

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Read DCD>Global Awards 2026
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Dec 9

DCD>Global Awards 2026

86-90 Park Lane, Mayfair, London W1K 7TN, United Kingdom

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...

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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.

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