Amazon Web Services
Oxfordshire, United Kingdom
Source: OpenStreetMap
Amazon Web Services is a mapped data center in Oxfordshire, United Kingdom, operated by Amazon Data Services, Inc. and ultimately owned by Amazon.com, Inc.. DataCentersExposed has documented a 453,017 sq ft footprint and 1 environmental-permit record at this site. It runs on United Kingdom's grid, which was 36% fossil-fuelled at 217 gCO₂e/kWh in 2025 (Ember).
Reporting by Eric Keller · Updated Jun 14, 2026
Overview
source: linkThis Amazon Web Services data center in GB-OXF, United Kingdom, is operated by Amazon Data Services, Inc., a subsidiary ultimately owned by Amazon.com, Inc. The mapped site covers 453,017 square feet. Beyond the footprint and corporate ownership chain, public details on the facility remain limited.
Operator chain
- Ultimate parentAmazon.com, Inc.
- Files asAmazon Data Services, Inc.
- This facilityAmazon Web Services
The grid behind this site
source: Ember · EurostatNational grid context, not this facility's own metering. Full country picture: United Kingdom data centers.
In the news
source: Google News (local + English)- Amazon data centre near M25 approved despite environmental fearsBBC· Oct 2, 2026
- Amazon will ditch data center NDAs and invest $1 billion in host communities as backlash growsThe Independent· Oct 2, 2026
- Huge 7.3-hectare Amazon data centre approved in BuckinghamshireBucks Herald· Sep 30, 2026
- AWS launches new availability zone for UK cloud regionData Center Dynamics· Aug 21, 2026
- Tell us your experiences of living near AI datacentres in the UKThe Guardian· Jul 21, 2026
- This Week's Top Five Stories in the Data Centre IndustryData Centre Magazine· Jul 11, 2026
Environmental permits
source: Permit register- AMAZON DATA SERVICES UK LIMITEDEPR/LP3005BLEPR permit · holder "AMAZON DATA SERVICES UK LIMITED" · Vale of White Horse · Combustion; Any Fuel =>50MW - 1.1 A(1) a) · within ~2 km of the mapped site