Europe · data-center footprint
United Kingdom
DataCentersExposed tracks 303 AI data centers in United Kingdom — 60 operating and 24 in the pipeline — across 57 regions, run by 83 tracked operators.
Sources: Methodology, Coverage scorecard
What powers United Kingdom's data centers
Ember · 2025Carbon intensity
217
gCO₂/kWh
Clean electricity
renewables + nuclear
Fossil electricity
36%
coal, gas & oil
Tracked
303
Operating
60
In pipeline
24
Reported power
11.0 GW
regions
57
Operators
83
By region
Where the data centers are
Slough
19 tracked
Hertfordshire
13 tracked
Hampshire
11 tracked
Cornwall
8 tracked
Surrey
8 tracked
Kent
6 tracked
City of Edinburgh
5 tracked
Telford and Wrekin
5 tracked
Cambridgeshire
4 tracked
Oxfordshire
4 tracked
Reading
4 tracked
West Sussex
4 tracked
Newport
4 tracked
Nottinghamshire
3 tracked
Worcestershire
3 tracked
Essex
3 tracked
Gloucestershire
3 tracked
Swindon
3 tracked
Wokingham
2 tracked
Buckinghamshire
2 tracked
Halton
2 tracked
City of Milton Keynes
2 tracked
Glasgow City
2 tracked
Cardiff
2 tracked
City of Nottingham
2 tracked
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
2 tracked
Bracknell Forest
2 tracked
Stockton-on-Tees
2 tracked
Cheshire West and Chester
2 tracked
West Berkshire
2 tracked
Wiltshire
2 tracked
Somerset
2 tracked
Windsor and Maidenhead
2 tracked
York
1 tracked
Bridgend
1 tracked
Blackpool
1 tracked
Caerphilly
1 tracked
Derby
1 tracked
Dundee City
1 tracked
East Lothian
1 tracked
Leicestershire
1 tracked
Middlesbrough
1 tracked
Midlothian
1 tracked
Norfolk
1 tracked
North Lanarkshire
1 tracked
North Northamptonshire
1 tracked
North Somerset
1 tracked
North Yorkshire
1 tracked
Perth and Kinross
1 tracked
South Gloucestershire
1 tracked
Southend-on-Sea
1 tracked
Staffordshire
1 tracked
Swansea
1 tracked
Thurrock
1 tracked
West Northamptonshire
1 tracked
Warrington
1 tracked
Aberdeen City
1 tracked
Facilities
Tracked data centers
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- Iver 1 Ark EstatesArk Data CentresProposed
- Iver 2 Ark EstatesArk Data CentresProposed
- Iver 3 Ark EstatesArk Data CentresProposed
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- 4D Data Centers - GatwickWest Sussex
- 4D SurreySurreyMapped (unverified)
- Mapped (unverified)
- Mapped (unverified)
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- Mapped (unverified)
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- AWS Bracknell Data CentreBracknell Forest · Amazon.com, Inc.Mapped (unverified)
- AWS Didcot Data CentreOxfordshire · Amazon.com, Inc.Mapped (unverified)
- AWS Swindon Data CentreSwindon · Amazon.com, Inc.Mapped (unverified)
- Amazon Web ServicesOxfordshire · Amazon.com, Inc.Mapped (unverified)
- Amazon Web ServicesBracknell Forest · Amazon.com, Inc.Mapped (unverified)
- Mapped (unverified)
- Ark Data CentresHampshire · Ark Data CentresMapped (unverified)
- Ark Data CentresWiltshire · Ark Data CentresMapped (unverified)
- Ark Data Centres - Spring Park - SQ17, P1, P2, P3, P4, P5Wiltshire · Ark Data CentresMapped (unverified)
- Ark Data Centres Meridian ParkArk Data CentresMapped (unverified)
- AstrohouseHampshire · University of SouthamptonMapped (unverified)
- AtlasEdge DC Leeds LBA001AtlasEdgeMapped (unverified)
- AtlasEdge DC London LYC001AtlasEdgeMapped (unverified)
- BT Computer CentreHertfordshireMapped (unverified)
- Mapped (unverified)
- Bank Of AmericaSurrey · Bank Of AmericaMapped (unverified)
- Mapped (unverified)
- Bournemouth Data CentreBournemouth, Christchurch and PooleMapped (unverified)
- Brean Cable Landing StationSomerset · Cable & WirelessMapped (unverified)
- BrightsolidAberdeen City · BrightsolidMapped (unverified)
- British AirwaysBritish AirwaysMapped (unverified)
- British Telecom Computer CentreBT GroupMapped (unverified)
- Mapped (unverified)
- Mapped (unverified)
- CGI DatacenterBridgend · CGIMapped (unverified)
- Cwcs Dcn3NottinghamshireMapped (unverified)
- CXD Infrastructure SolutionsKent · DXC UKIMapped (unverified)
- Cable & Wireless Cable Landing StationCornwall · Cable & WirelessMapped (unverified)
- Cable & Wireless Data CentreCable & WirelessMapped (unverified)
- CapitaLand Ascendas REITCapitaLand Ascendas REIT
- CapitaLand Ascendas REITBuckinghamshire · CapitaLand Ascendas REITMapped (unverified)
- Centerprise International (Distribution)Caerphilly · Centerprise InternationalMapped (unverified)
- Mapped (unverified)
- Centersquare London (LHR2)CenterSquare (formerly Cyxtera)Mapped (unverified)
- Centersquare London (LHR3)Wokingham · CenterSquare (formerly Cyxtera)Mapped (unverified)
- CentriLogic Arlington (ARL)Bracknell ForestMapped (unverified)
- China Mobile SloughSlough · China Mobile
- Mapped (unverified)
- Mapped (unverified)
- CityFibre CabinetsSouthend-on-Sea · CityFibreMapped (unverified)
- Cogent London CDCCogent CommunicationsMapped (unverified)
- Colt London North Data CentreHertfordshire · Colt Data Centre Services
- Colt London WestColt Data Centre Services
- Creslow ParkBuckinghamshireMapped (unverified)
- CryrusOne LON4Slough · CyrusOne LLC
- CryrusOne LON5Slough · CyrusOne LLCMapped (unverified)
- Cultybraggan nuclear bunkerPerth and KinrossMapped (unverified)
- Mapped (unverified)
- Mapped (unverified)
- CyrusOne LON2CyrusOne LLC
- CyrusOne LON3Slough · CyrusOne LLC
- CyrusOne London 1Slough · CyrusOne LLC
- DXC TechnologyGloucestershireMapped (unverified)
- DXC Wynyard Data CenterStockton-on-Tees · HPEMapped (unverified)
- Data Vault - Bournemouth BCP01Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole · Dark Nebulae Ltd
- Mapped (unverified)
- DataVita DV1North Lanarkshire · DataVita
- DataVita DV2Glasgow City · DataVita
- DatumHampshire · DatumMapped (unverified)
- Mapped (unverified)
- Datum Farnborough Data CentreHampshire · DatumMapped (unverified)
- Delta HouseTeleData
- Digital Realty LGW14Surrey · Digital Realty Trust, Inc.
- Digital Realty LGW15West Sussex · Digital Realty Trust, Inc.Mapped (unverified)
- Digital Realty LGW16West Sussex · Digital Realty Trust, Inc.Mapped (unverified)
- Digital Realty LHR13Digital Realty Trust, Inc.Mapped (unverified)
- Digital Realty LHR17Digital Realty Trust, Inc.
- Digital Realty LHR18Digital Realty Trust, Inc.
In the local press
Latest United Kingdom data-center coverage
- 'Monstrous' Great Torrington AI data centre plans kept secret for more than a yearCrediton Courier· Aug 29, 2026
- UK Data Centre Expansion Sparks Community Backlash Over Noise and Visual Impact - Earnings Manipulation Riskvinanet.vn· Aug 28, 2026
- UK Green Party calls for nationwide data center moratoriumData Center Dynamics· Aug 28, 2026
- Green Party leader Zack Polanski calls for data centre freeze in England; says they 'guzzle' energy, wateThe Times of India· Aug 28, 2026
- Thousands sign petition against proposed data centre at Thames Valley ParkReading Chronicle· Aug 28, 2026
- In parts of Britain and North America, securing the power for a new AI data centre can take five to 15 years as grid queues, permitting and community opposition slow projects—one reason orbital-computing companies now argue that launching servers into spaSpace Daily· Aug 28, 2026
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