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 608 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

+75% 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Withdrawn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Withdrawn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Withdrawn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
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Withdrawn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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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

8 events
Event Starts in Details
12 days
View UK Development & Finance Forum 2026
Organized by:
New Project Media
Type:
Data Center Power
Description:

The UK Development & Finance Forum 2026 takes place on November 4, 2026, at Gowling WLG in London. Organized by New Project Media (NPM), the senior-level executive gathering convenes developers, independent power producers (IPPs), investors, lenders, advisors, and corporate infrastructure leads across the UK renewable energy and data center industries. Roughly half of the registered audience re...

19 days
View The Data Center Meet-Up: Manchester
Organized by:
W.Media
Type:
Data Center Telecom & Networks
Description:

The Data Center Meet-Up: Manchester is an in-person regional networking gathering organised by W.Media in partnership with the Nomad Futurist Foundation. Scheduled for November 11, 2026, at CUPRA City Garage Manchester in central Manchester, the single-day event convenes digital infrastructure professionals, cloud operators, and data center engineers from across Greater Manchester and the wider...

20 days
View DICE: Europe 2026
Organized by:
Bisnow
Type:
Data Center Investment
Description:

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 European hubs. Programming Focus European market outlook across FLAP-D and emerging hubs Cross-border ca...

47 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-...

122 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...

138 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...

326 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...

361 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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