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 626 facilities.

The top providers in United Kingdom are Ark Data Centres (UK) (12 sites) and VIRTUS Data Centres Ltd with 14 facilities . The most popular facilities are Telehouse London Docklands (North, East, West) and Equinix London LD9 Powergate.

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United Kingdom Data Center Map

United Kingdom Power Growth Over Time

+80% since 2022
Operational
Construction
Planned
Prospective
Land Bank
In Doubt
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Withdrawn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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VIRTUS Data Centres Ltd
Site
Power
Operational
13
213.75
Construction
1
Planned
4
Prospective Expansion
0
Land Bank
0
In Doubt
0
Withdrawn
0
Decommissioned
0
Totals
14
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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Withdrawn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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Equinix
Site
Power
Operational
14
162.1
Construction
2
Planned
5
Prospective Expansion
0
Land Bank
0
In Doubt
0
Withdrawn
0
Decommissioned
0
Totals
16
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Largest Data Centers in United Kingdom

Location About Total SqFt Power (MW)
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Ark: Union Park
There are 21 Data Halls of approximately 1250m2 each, to be deployed at approximately 3MW per hall.
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Ark: Cody Park
29 data centres across 6 buildings on a 36 acre high security data centre campus owned and operat...
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Regions in United Kingdom

Data Center Events in United Kingdom See all

5 events
Event Starts in Details
26 days
View DCD>Global Awards 2026
Organized by:
Data Centre Dynamics Ltd
Description:

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 professionals. Entries open April 2026 with free submission. The ceremony is historically hosted by a well-...

101 days
View Energy Storage Summit 2027
Organized by:
Informa
Type:
Data Center Power
Description:

Energy Storage Summit 2027 is a three-day energy storage conference and exhibition held February 22 to 24, 2027, at the InterContinental London - The O2. It is organized by Informa as part of its Energy Storage Series. The organizer expects more than 2,000 developers, investors, grid operators, and regulators. The program runs across six streams (Security, Connect, Markets, Transact, Deliver, a...

117 days
View Data Centre World London 2027
Organized by:
Closer Still Media
Type:
Data Center Cloud
Description:

Data Centre World London is a major international exhibition and conference dedicated to data center infrastructure, operations, and facilities engineering. Organized by CloserStill Media as part of Tech Show London, the gathering takes place March 10 to 11, 2027, at ExCeL London in the Royal Docks. The wider Tech Show London umbrella routinely attracts more than 30,000 visitors, 450 speakers a...

305 days
View DCD Connect | London 2027
Organized by:
Data Centre Dynamics Ltd
Type:
Data Center
Description:

DCD Connect | London is Data Centre Dynamics' flagship European conference and exhibition, held September 14 to 15, 2027, at Olympia London in Kensington. After outgrowing its previous venue at the Business Design Centre, the event relocates to Olympia to accommodate more than 5,000 senior data center professionals, 200 exhibitors, and over 280 speakers. The gathering brings together executives...

340 days
View Capacity Europe 2027
Organized by:
Capacity Media
Type:
Data Center Telecom & Networks
Description:

Capacity Europe 2027 is the annual European conference for wholesale telecoms, fibre networks, subsea connectivity, data centres, and digital infrastructure finance. Organized by Capacity Media (part of techoraco), the event returns to the InterContinental London – The O2 on the Greenwich Peninsula. Pre-event activities take place on October 18, 2027, followed by the three-day main conference a...

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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