Datum Farnborough Data Centre
Hampshire, United Kingdom
Source: OpenStreetMap
Datum Farnborough Data Centre is a mapped data center in Hampshire, United Kingdom, operated by Datum. DataCentersExposed has documented 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: linkDatum Farnborough Data Centre is a mapped data center in the United Kingdom, operated by Datum. Available records identify it only as a Datum data center, with no ultimate parent, capacity, or footprint figures disclosed. Further details on ownership and operations are not listed in the available record.
Operator chain
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)- AI Summer School Students Visit Datum’s Farnborough Data Centre to Explore Infrastructure Behind Digital Technologies – TECHNOLOGY RESELLERTECHNOLOGY RESELLER· Jul 31, 2026
- Farnborough Students Gain Data Centre Experience Through Placements and Site VisitsTECHNOLOGY RESELLER· Jul 1, 2026
- Police seize £1.2m worth of equipment during raid of data center in Farnborough, UKData Center Dynamics· Jun 1, 2026
- Europe Existing & Upcoming Colocation Data Center Portfolio Analysis Report 2025-2029: Digital Realty, Equinix, NTT Data, Data4 Group, Vantage Data Centers Rank Among the Leading Data Center Operators - ResearchAndMarkets.com01net· Jan 7, 2026
- Mike Kane MP Visits Datum Datacentres’ new Manchester Data CentreInvest in Manchester· Jul 29, 2025
- Metropolitan Police sticks with "Hawk" data centrethestack.technology· Jul 15, 2025
Environmental permits
source: Permit register- ARK DATA CENTRES LIMITEDEPR/VP3235DJEPR permit · holder "ARK DATA CENTRES LIMITED" · Hart · Combustion; Any Fuel =>50MW - 1.1 A(1) a) · within ~2 km of the mapped site