Published: March 2025

Number of pages: 90+

About the report

This new 90+ page report covers the UK Data Centre Market and provides the latest information on all of the key issues for Data Centre Providers including:

• The key third party Data Centre Providers and Facilities showing location, size in m2 and power in MW


• New data centre developments to come live


• Data Centre floor space in m2 forecast from 2025 to 2028


• Data Centre Customer Power in MW forecast from 2025 to 2028


• Data Centre geographical city clusters


• Data Centre provider market share


• Data Centre Pricing forecast from 2025 to 2028 (in rack space, m2 & p/ kW rentals)


• The key Data Centre Trends & Data Centre Outlook

About the UK Data Centre market

Datacentrepricing’s 2025 to 2028 report forecasts the data centre space and power  is to nearly double. The survey is based on 250 facilities offered by some 100 data centre providers.  Current active data centres are spread across seventy-two cities in the UK, with developments to come on board in new locations such Blackpool with a planned 80 MW data centre.

The explosion in interest in generative artificial intelligence will result in growth. The UK government has signalled its intention to attract more data centre investment to the country. To help do this, it has designated data centres as ‘critical national infrastructure’ and pledged to reform planning laws to make it easier to build new facilities on greenbelt land.

The research found a total close to fifty new project announcements from some thirty data centre companies, with many of these being new entrants into the UK market. Power will grow to well over 4 GW by 2030.  The Humber Technology Park alone will bring 384 MW of power and the recently approved development by Ada in east London with three sites of 70 MW each, with construction starting in Q1 2025.

Whilst London and the Slough area will remain by far the largest, and seeing also significant growth from many new announced developments, other city clusters will also see growth. Kao Data is to invest GBP £350 million in a new data centre in Manchester which will become operational in 2026.  Growth is to come also from new data centre developments in Wales and Scotland with DataVita’s announcement to double its data centre capacity to 40 MW adding of an extended goal of reaching 500 MW in central Scotland over the next five years. The entire five-year project will represent a total investment of approximately GBP £500 million across the central belt of Scotland.

Table of Contents – UK Data Centre Landscape

About Datacentrepricing

Methodology

Data Centre Acquisitions/Mergers

New Data Centre Developments

Summary Box – The UK Data Centre Summary

List of Data Centre third-party Data Centre Providers and Facilities in the UK, (location, size (m2) and power (MW)

The key UK Data Centre Provider Profiles

Market Share by Data Centre provider – m2

Market Share by Data Centre provider – MW

UK key Data Centre Clusters

UK Data Centre raised floor space forecast – in m2 (end of 2024 to end of 2028)

UK Data Centre Customer Power (DCCP) forecast - in MW (end of 2024 to end of 2028)

UK Data Centre Power Costs - (in Euro per kWH)

UK Data Centre Pricing Forecast – in rack space, m2 space & per kW rentals per month (end of 2024 to end of 2028)

UK Data Centre Revenue Forecast – in millions of Euro per annum (end of 2024 to end of 2028)

The key trends in the UK Data Centre market

List of Figures

Figure 1: Mergers and Acquisitions in the UK Market

Figure 2: Summary of broadband coverage at a fixed location across the UK and nation

Figure 3: Summary of 4G and 5G coverage in the UK

Figure 4: A simplified map of the UK

Figure 5: A table showing a list of the new Data Centres to be launched)

Figure 6: A table summarizing the key Data Centre Providers and Facilities in the UK

Figure 7: 7: Ada Infrastructure’s first development in the UK

Figure 8: Ark Data Centres’ Longcross Data Centre facility

Figure 9: A map showing AtlasEdge’s data centre locations in Europe

Figure 10: A picture showing Colt’s London 4 campus

Figure 11: A picture showing CyrusOne’s Iver Heath Data Park Facility

Figure 12: A table showing the UK CyrusOne facilities in operation

Figure 13: A picture showing the Redhill campus (Castleforge)

Figure 14: The table and picture show the locations/size and power of Digital Realty’s UK data centres

Figure 15: Picture showing Echelon Data Centres – LCY-10 & 20 facilities

Figure 16: A table showing the Equinix Data Centre facilities in the UK

Figure 17a: Picture showing the locations of Equinix’s Data Centre facilities in London/Slough

Figure 17b: Picture showing the locations of Equinix’s Data Centre facilities in Manchester

Figure 18: A picture showing the proposed GTR Slough Data Centre facility

Figure 19: A picture showing the proposed Green Mountain facility with 8 x 2 MW halls

Figure 20: A table showing iomart’s data centre facilities in the UK

 Figure 21: A picture showing Ionos data centre facility

Figure 22: A picture showing Iron Mountain’s campus – LON-1 & LON-2

Figure 23: A picture showing the proposed Kao Data facility in Greater Manchester

Figure 24: A picture showing LCRDC’s pictures for its rack’s portfolio

Figure 25: A table showing the nLighten Data Centre facilities throughout the UK

Figure 26: A picture showing the locations of NTT Global Data Centers facilities in London and surrounding areas

Figure 27: A table showing size and power for NTT Global Data Centers facilities

Figure 28: A table showing the breakdown of Pulsant’s Data Centre facilities in the UK

Figure 29 A picture showing Serverfarm’s SF-LON1 facility in Feltham

Figure 30: A picture showing SeaEdge UK1’s data centre facility

Figure 31: A table showing a list of the Telehouse Europe’s Data Centre facilities in the UK

Figure 32: A picture of the former Ford car factory which closed in 2020

Figure 33: A table showing Vodafone’s Data Centre facilities in the UK

Figure 34: A picture showing the proposed Yondr Group Slough Data Centre facility

Figure 35: A Pie Chart showing the market share in terms of size by key UK Data Centre Providers

Figure 36: A Pie Chart showing the market share in terms of Power by key UK Data Centre Providers (all named data centre providers have power of 40 MW and higher)

Figure 37: A Table showing the break-down of data centre space in London and Slough

Figure 38: A chart & table showing the forecast UK Data Centre raised floor space from the end of 2024 to the end of 2028 in m2

Figure 39: A chart showing the forecast UK Data Centre DCCP in MW from end of 2024 to end of 2028 in MW

Appendix:

List of companies covered in the report.