United Kingdom

United Kingdom – Data Center Country Overview (Europe)

The United Kingdom is one of Europe’s largest data center markets, driven by strong enterprise demand, cloud adoption, and financial services.

Established hubs and emerging secondary markets continue to attract hyperscale and colocation investments.

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Project Name Location Full Builtout Project Status Power Capacity Action
Global Switch London East GS2 | High-Density Colocation & Infrastructure Expansion London Docklands (East India Dock), United Kingdom Expected completion in the late 2020s. Upgrade/Reconfiguration - Underway 74 MW
Vantage CWL1 Cardiff | Next-Generation Colocation & Digital Infrastructure Campus Celtic Way, Newport, South Wales, UK Estimated completion of all three buildings by 2026-2027 Partially Operational / Expanding 148MW+ (Upgradeable)
Hertfordshire Campus Equinix DC01UK Hertfordshire, UK 2029 Under Development / Construction Phase 250 MW IT Load
Google Waltham Cross: $1B AI Data Centre Hertfordshire UK , Waltham Cross, Hertfordshire 2026 Operational (Inaugurated Sept 2025) Estimated 100 MW Utility Feed
Newport Wales Data Centre | Microsoft £2.5B AI-Ready Hyperscale Campus (200MW) Newport, Wales 2028 Under Construction / Fit-out (March 2026) 200 MW
London III West London Data Center | 56MW Hyperscale AI & Cloud Infrastructure Hub Digital Park, Crawley, UK 2028 Under Construction / Phased Expansion (April 2026) 56.0 MW
Yondr London Slough Building 3: 40MW Hyperscale Data Center Slough SL2 5EJ, United Kingdom May 2026 (Complete 3-Building Campus Operational) Operational / Ready for Service (Achieved May 7, 2026) 100 MW+ Ultimate Combined Campus Substation Grid Allocation
Vantage Cardiff CWL12 The Celtic Way Glasgow, UK Estimated 2031 Planned / Site Infrastructure Under Development 120 MW maximum expansion capacity
NTT London LON3: 24MW High-Density Dagenham AI Campus Yew Tree Ave, Dagenham RM10 7FZ, United Kingdom Continuous modular data hall expansion scaling sequentially across the campus footprint through 2029 Active / Under Heavy Structural Construction (Tracking June 2026) 24 MW gross utility capacity delivered via fully redundant, dedicated on-site transformer blocks
London Kao Data KL03 40MW AI-Ready Data Center Park Royal, West London, UK Q4 2029 Under Development / Planning 40 MW Dedicated Critical Power Allocation
Digital Reef Havering 600MW AI Tech Campus London 499-Acre Fen Lane & North Ockendon Site, Havering Green Belt Corridor, East London Incremental 12-building campus expansions rolling out sequentially across a 5-to-10-year horizon Under Construction 200MW Phase 1 configuration (scalable up to 600MW full site allocation)
QTS Northumberland: 720MW UK Hyperscale AI Campus 133-acre (540,000 sqm) former Britishvolt site, Cambois, Northumberland NE24, UK 2035 (Phased completion across all 10 planned buildings) Under Construction (Enabling Works & Site Remediation Active) 720 MW total allocated utility grid capacity
Digital Realty London Docklands: 30MW Financial Interconnection Hub 1 Muirfield Crescent (Cloud House) & 227 Marsh Wall (Sovereign House), London E14, UK Operational Operational 30.0 MW total critical IT load across campus facilities
Digital Realty London LHR20 Data Center (Sovereign House) 227 Marsh Wall, London E14 9SD, United Kingdom Operational Operational 4.8 MW – 8.0 MW critical IT load
Ada Infrastructure London Docklands: 210MW AI Data Campus St. Vincent Ferrer Lane, Silvertown, London E16 2AP, United Kingdom Active multi-phase development (Phase 1 delivery 2027) Under Construction (Broke ground March 2026) 210.0 MW total critical IT load (3 x 70 MW buildings)
Pure DC Brent Cross LON01 Expansion (LON01B2) Harp View, 12 Priestley Way, Brent Cross, London NW2 7AL, United Kingdom Q2 2029 (LON01B2 completion / 90 MW campus target) Under Construction (Active live campus expansion; West Cold Shell phase awarded) 90.0 MW campus total IT load (70 MW added via LON01B2)
Equinix LD11x Expansion: London Slough Hyperscale xScale Hub 765/767 Henley Road, Slough Trading Estate, Slough, SL1 4JW, United Kingdom Q4 2023 – 2025 (Full 19 MW Capacity Expansion) Operational / Fully Energized Phase Expansion ~24+ MW Utility Capacity / 19 MW Critical IT Load
Digital Realty LON2 London: City Campus Financial Interconnection Hub 11 Hanbury Street (Block C), London E1 6QR, United Kingdom Operational Operational / Active Multi-Tenant & High-Density Density Upgrades 16 MW Utility / Substation Power Allocation
Iron Mountain LON-2 London Slough: 27MW Hyperscale Data Center 110 Buckingham Avenue, Slough Trading Estate, Slough SL1 4PF, United Kingdom Operational Operational / Fully Commissioned Wholesale Facility 27 MW Critical IT Power Capacity / 32+ MW Utility Substation Feed
Colt DCS London Hayes Campus Expansion: 160MW Hyperscale & AI Hub Hayes Digital Park, London Borough of Hillingdon, West London, United Kingdom 2029–2032+ (Phased delivery across London 6, 7, and 8) Approved / Pre-Construction Phase (Construction Start: 2026) 97 MW Expansion Capacity / 160 MW Total Campus Capacity
Colt DCS Leeds Data Centre Campus: High-Density UK Digital Hub Leeds Metropolitan Area, West Yorkshire, United Kingdom Targeted 2027–2028 Active Development / Planned Regional Expansion ~20 MW – 40 MW Grid Supply Capacity
Colt LHR2 London West Data Center Campus: 9.4MW Park Royal Hub 13 Volt Avenue, Park Royal, London NW10 6PW, United Kingdom Operational Operational 15.0 MVA Total Utility Supply Provision
Yondr Group LON2 Slough Data Center: 30MW Hyperscale & AI Hub Slough Trading Estate Area, Slough, Berkshire, SL1 4DX, United Kingdom Active Multi-Phase Development Under Development / Active Phased Construction 30 MW Secured Utility Power Allocation
Kao Data Manchester Campus (KMAN-01): 40MW AI & Hyperscale Hub Kenwood Point, Kenwood Road, Reddish, Stockport, SK5 6PH, United Kingdom Active Development Campus Active Development / Under Construction 40 MW Secured Critical IT Utility Allocation
Pulsant Manchester NW-1 Data Center: Regional Edge Colocation Hub UK 1-2 Ball Green, Cobra Court, Trafford Park, Stretford, Manchester M32 0QT, United Kingdom Fully Operational Active Facility Fully Operational Regional Edge Data Center ~1.6 MW Total Facility Primary Power Connection
Vantage CWL21 Cardiff Data Center: 28MW Sustainable Hyperscale Hub UK Imperial Park, Celtic Way, Marshfield, Newport / Cardiff CF3 0XW, United Kingdom Active Greenfield Campus Development Active Development / Phased Delivery ~35.0 MVA Primary Grid Utility Connection Allocation
Vantage CWL44 Bridgend Data Center: 20MW Hyperscale & AI Campus South Wales UK Bridgend Industrial Estate / Waterton Industrial Estate, Bridgend CF31 3WT, South Wales, United Kingdom Active Greenfield Campus Development Active Development / Planned Greenfield Campus ~25.0 MVA Primary Grid Utility Connection Allocation
VIRTUS Cardiff Data Center Campus: Hyperscale & AI Expansion Hub Wales UK Cardiff Metropolitan Corridor, South Wales, United Kingdom Active Regional Campus Pipeline Active Development / Master-Planned Regional Expansion Scalable Primary High-Voltage Utility Substation Supply Allocation
Serverfarm London LON1 Data Center: 11.4MW AI-Ready Colocation Hub Feltham UK Unit 4, Westgate Estate, Staines Road, Feltham TW14 8RS, London, United Kingdom Fully Operational Active Facility Fully Operational Enterprise, Cloud & AI Colocation Hub ~15.0 MVA Total Primary Grid Utility Connection Power Allocation
DataVita dv2 Data Centre Chapelhall: York Road Edge Hub Scotland Specs Unit 1, York Road, Chapelhall Industrial Estate, Chapelhall, Airdrie, ML6 8NW, Scotland, United Kingdom Active Commercial Operations & Corporate HQ Operational ~3.5 MVA Utility Substation Allocation
IFB Altens Data Centre Aberdeen: Scotland Managed Hosting Specs 54 Hareness Road, Altens Industrial Estate, Aberdeen, AB12 3LE, Scotland, United Kingdom Active Commercial Colocation & Managed Cloud Hub Operational ~1 MVA Utility Substation Connection
IFB Union Street Data Centre Aberdeen: Central Scotland Colocation Specs 387 Union Street, Aberdeen, AB11 6BX, Scotland, United Kingdom Active Commercial Colocation & Network Facility Operational ~0.8 MVA Utility Grid Provision
Brightsolid Aberdeen Data Centre: Whitemyres Ave Tier III Specs Whitemyres Avenue / Lang Stracht, Mastrick, Aberdeen, AB16 6HQ, Scotland, United Kingdom Active Commercial Operations & Colocation Hub Operational ~2.5 MVA Utility Grid Allocation / 2.0 MVA Backup Generation
Blackdog Data Center Campus Aberdeen: Multi-Gigawatt AI Hub Scotland Specs A92 & Aberdeen Western Peripheral Route (AWPR / A90 Junction), AB23 8AR Blackdog, Aberdeenshire, Scotland, United Kingdom Multi-Phase Gigawatt Master Campus Rollout Proposed / Planning Permission in Principle (Masterplan Entitlements) 600 MW Initial Substation/Power Allocation (Scalable to Multi-GW)
iomart Glasgow Data Centre DC1: Middlesex Street Colocation Specs 88 Middlesex Street, Kinning Park, Glasgow, G41 1EE, Scotland, United Kingdom Operational Colocation & Managed Services Hub Operational 1.0 MVA Total Grid Provisioning
GLi Charlton Gateway London Data Center – 180MW Greenwich Hub 669A Woolwich Road, Charlton, London SE7 8SL, United Kingdom Scheduled across 70,324 sq m master plan Proposed / Planning Scoping & EIA Phase 182.0 MVA Dedicated Utility Grid Feed
Thames Valley Park Data Centre Reading RG6 1WG 72MW Hyperscale Data Center Berkshire UK Thames Valley Park, Reading, Berkshire RG6 1WG, UK 72MW flagship tech-corridor hyperscale and AI computing facility in Reading Proposed / Public Consultation Phase 72.0 MW Dedicated IT Load Supply
DE Devon Data Campus Alverdiscott 100MW Zero Carbon Hyperscale Data Centre UK Alverdiscott, Torridge District, Devon EX39, England, UK Strategic South West UK zero-carbon availability zone & AI supercomputing node Proposed / Active Planning & Land Scoping Phase Substation High-Voltage Infrastructure Capacity Allocation
Larbert Data Centre Campus Glenbervie Business Park Falkirk Scotland 300MW Glenbervie Business Park, Bellsdyke Road, Larbert, Scotland, UK 55-acre 300MW flagship Scottish Central Belt green computing campus Proposed / Full Planning Application Accepted by Falkirk Council 300 MW Confirmed Grid Agreement
Dataglow Energy Data Center Project Land south of London Way, Melbourn, Royston SG8 6DJ, UK Flagship UK deployment of the Energy Superloop waste-heat model Planning Permission Pending / Development Phase ~30%+ direct local solar power supply + 100% renewable grid import
Pinewood Nurseries Data Centre Wexham Street Stoke Poges SL3 6NB UK Land at Pinewood Nurseries, Wexham Street, Stoke Poges, Buckinghamshire SL3 6NB, UK Flagship Slough-fringe hyperscale & AI inference compute facility Outline Planning Submitted (Application Ref: PL/26/06414/OA) Planned grid connection + on-site energy generation centre (~5,000 sq. m)
LDC1 South Mimms Data Centre Hertfordshire Equinix DC01UK 3.9B Land East of South Mimms Services, St Albans Road, South Mimms, UK 85-acre, 2M sq. ft. flagship £3.9B cloud & AI campus in South Mimms, UK Approved Outline Planning / Pre-Construction Site Prep ~400 MW High-Voltage Grid Capacity Request
Bower Street Data Centre Manchester Latos M40 2AF AI Edge Land south of Bower Street / Ten Acres Lane, Newton Heath, Manchester M40 2AF, UK 28,000 sq. ft. flagship Neural Edge AI data centre in Newton Heath, East Manchester Proposed / Planning Application Submitted (Manchester City Council Ref: PLA-2026-001350) Estimated ~10 MW Power Interconnect Request
Hayes Bridge Retail Park Heathrow Data Centre Uxbridge Road UB4 0RH Uxbridge Road, Hayes UB4 0RH, London Borough of Hillingdon, UK 4-phase, 85,000+ sqm flagship Colt cloud & AI campus in Hayes, West London Approved Hybrid Planning (Ref: 78343/APP/2025/719) / Reserved Matters Active ~180 MW Dedicated Substation Allocation Request
Cardiff East Data Centre Park and Ride Wales UK Curtis Hall Cardiff East Park & Ride, St Albans Road, Pentwyn / Llanrumney, Cardiff, Wales, UK ~10-ha high-density cloud & AI compute campus in Pentwyn/Llanrumney, Cardiff Proposed / Planning Hybrid Submitted (Welsh Government Holding Direction Active) ~80 MW High-Voltage Grid Capacity Allocation Request
DataVita DV4 Data Centre Chapelhall North Lanarkshire Scotland 120MW Land south of Lancaster Avenue / Bellside Road, Chapelhall, ML6 8XN, UK 9.67-ha, 120MW green AI hyperscale facility in Scotland's AI Growth Zone Proposed / Planning Permission in Principle Submitted (Ref: North Lanarkshire Council) ~150 MW High-Voltage Grid Allocation Request
Kao Data Park Royal Data Center London UK Acton Lane Former Frogmore Industrial Estate, Acton Lane, Park Royal, West London NW10, UK 4.7-acre, 107,000 sq ft sustainable AI & cloud data center in West London Proposed / Pre-Planning & Community Consultation Est. 30 MW Dedicated High-Voltage Utility Supply Allocation
Greenock Data Centre Spango Valley IBM Site Scotland 80000 sqm AI Campus Former IBM Site, Spango Valley, Inverkip Road, Greenock PA16 0AH, Scotland, UK Q4 2032 Proposed / Planning Permission in Principle (PPP) Application Submitted 150.0 MW Total Power Draw Allocation (Supported by 99 MW BESS)
SDC M40 Campus 300MW Data Centre Beaconsfield Buckinghamshire UK Former landfill and mineral extraction site between M40 and A40 (Oxford Road), near Beaconsfield and Gerrards Cross, Buckinghamshire, UK Q4 2032 Proposed / Nationally Significant Infrastructure Project (NSIP) DCO Consultation Stage 300.0 MW Total Campus Power Capacity
Norwich Apex Data Centre Keswick South Norfolk Ipswich Road 150MW AI Cloud Campus Land adjoining Ipswich Road and the B1113 (opposite Tesco Harford Superstore), Keswick, South Norfolk, UK Q4 2030 Proposed / Pre-Planning Consultation Stage 150.0 MW Total Campus Power Allocation
Former Sipson Garden Centre Data Center Campus Sipson Road West London UB7 Heathrow Former Sipson Garden Centre site, Sipson Road (A408), Sipson, London Borough of Hillingdon, West London UB7 0HW, UK Q4 2030 Proposed / Pre-Planning Land Site Conversion Stage 40.0 MW Contracted Grid Interconnect Capacity
Cato Data Centre Campus Auchtertool Fife Scotland 600MW AI Hyperscale Land north of Camilla Road, Camilla Farm, Gleniston, Auchtertool, Fife KY2 5XW, UK Q4 2032 Proposed / Planning Permission in Principle (PPP) Phase 600.0 MW Contracted Utility Interconnect
Rufus Data Centre Campus Hurlford East Ayrshire Scotland 540MW AI Hyperscale Land at Purroch Farm, Mauchline Road, Hurlford, East Ayrshire, KA1 5JJ, Scotland, UK Q4 2032 Proposed / Pre-Application Consultation (25/0008/PREAPP) 540.0 MW Contracted Grid Interconnect Capacity
Aurelius Data Centre Campus Newhouse Cleland North Lanarkshire Scotland 400MW AI Land at North Lanrigg, Carlisle Road, Cleland / Newhouse, North Lanarkshire, ML1 5LT, Scotland, UK Q4 2031 Proposed / Pre-Application Consultation & EIA Screening Stage (26/00595/EIASCR / 25/00989/PAN) 400.0 MW Contracted Grid Interconnect Capacity
Apatura Drumshangie Data Center Greengairs North Lanarkshire Scotland 500MW AI Drumshangie Moss & Former Opencast Coal Mine Site, Greengairs / Airdrie, North Lanarkshire, ML6 7TZ, Scotland, UK Q4 2032 Proposed / Pre-Planning Application Consultation Stage (26/00069/PAN) 500.0 MW Contracted Grid Interconnect Capacity
Apatura Borders Data Center Coldstream Laundry Field Scottish Borders Scotland Laundry Field, Land East of A697, Coldstream, Scottish Borders, TD12 4LZ, Scotland, UK Q4 2032 Proposed / Pre-Planning & EIA Screening Phase (25/00556/SCR) 300.0 MW Contracted Grid Interconnect Capacity
Kao Data KLON 06 16MW Data Center Slough United Kingdom Slough Trading Estate, 672 Galvin Road, Slough, SL1 4AN, United Kingdom Q4 2023 Operational / Fully Leased Colocation & Enterprise Campus 20.0 MW Total Utility Power Interconnect
NTT GDC Slough Campus 5 MW Data Center United Kingdom Slough Trading Estate, 665 & 670 Ajax Avenue, Slough, SL1 4BG, United Kingdom Q4 2014 Operational / Colocation & Enterprise Cloud Hub 6.0 MW Total Utility Interconnect
Digital Realty LHR26 9MW Data Center Slough United Kingdom Slough Trading Estate, 630 Ajax Avenue, Slough, SL1 4DG, United Kingdom Q4 2022 Operational / Colocation & Cloud Ecosystem Campus 11.0 MW Total Utility Power Allocation
Digital Realty LHR27 4.5MW Data Center Slough United Kingdom Slough Trading Estate, 631 Ajax Avenue, Slough, SL1 4DG, United Kingdom Q4 2022 Operational / Enterprise & Cloud Colocation Facility 6.0 MW Total Utility Power Allocation
GTR London GB One Campus 40.5MW Data Center Slough Slough Trading Estate, 654-662 Ajax Avenue, Slough, SL1 4BG, United Kingdom Q4 2026 Active Development / Phased Delivery 50.0 MW Dedicated Substation Allocation
CyrusOne Slough Campus 36MW Data Center United Kingdom 225B & 225C Bath Road, Slough, SL1 5PP, United Kingdom Q4 2023 Operational / Hyperscale & Enterprise Colocation Campus 54.0 MW Dedicated Utility Power Allocation
China Mobile International London 10MW Data Center Slough Slough Trading Estate, 536 Ipswich Road, Slough, SL1 4EP, United Kingdom Q4 2020 Operational / Colocation & International Telecom Hub 15.0 MVA Utility Substation Allocation
Iron Mountain LON-3 25MW Data Center Slough Slough Trading Estate, 111 Buckingham Avenue, Slough, SL1 4PF, United Kingdom Q4 2027 Active Development / Phased Delivery 30.0 MW Total Utility Power Allocation
Rackspace London 3 10MW Data Center Slough Slough Trading Estate, 115 Buckingham Avenue, Slough, SL1 4PF, United Kingdom Q4 2013 Operational / Colocation & Managed Cloud Hub 12.0 MW Dedicated Utility Power Allocation
VIRTUS Slough Campus 145MW Data Center United Kingdom Slough Trading Estate, Slough, SL1 4PN, United Kingdom Q4 2026 Operational / Phased Expansion Campus 185.0 MW Total Utility Power Allocation
CyrusOne LON1 9MW Data Center Slough United Kingdom Slough Trading Estate, 12 Liverpool Road, Slough, SL1 4QA, United Kingdom Q4 2018 Operational / Colocation & Enterprise Cloud Hub 15.0 MVA Total Utility Power Allocation
Equinix Slough Campus Data Center London United Kingdom Slough Trading Estate (Buckingham Ave / Liverpool Rd / Banbury Ave), Slough, SL1 4LH, United Kingdom Q4 2021 Operational / Flagship Financial & Cloud Ecosystem Hub 80.0+ MVA Total Utility Grid Capacity