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69 published project records: 11 operational facilities and 51 planned or under-construction facilities. Planned pipeline means proposed, planning submitted, approved or under construction; other statuses are included in the register but not the pipeline count. 5 AI Growth Zone area records are listed separately from physical facilities. As of 31 October 2026, the latest record check.

An evidence-led register, not a complete census of every UK data centre; markers are recorded locations, not site boundaries.

Data centres by region

RegionProjectsOperationalPublished IT loadRegion hub
South East142684 MW · 4 of 13 facilitiesSouth East hub
East of England121Not publishedEast of England hub
London114212.2 MW · 4 of 11 facilitiesLondon hub
Wales111200 MW · 1 of 9 facilitiesWales hub
Scotland60Not publishedScotland hub
North West4140 MW · 1 of 4 facilitiesNorth West hub
Yorkshire and the Humber401,000 MW · 1 of 4 facilitiesYorkshire and the Humber hub
North East31720 MW · 1 of 2 facilitiesNorth East hub
South West201,500 MW · 1 of 2 facilitiesSouth West hub
East Midlands11Not publishedEast Midlands hub
Northern Ireland10Not publishedNorthern Ireland hub

IT load totals use only defined published IT figures for physical facilities, counting each campus once; other capacity measures are not added.

Where new data centres are planned

The five largest proposed or approved projects by their largest defined published capacity figure. Measurement types are shown individually; these are not equivalent demand figures and are not summed.

  1. Devon Data Campus (Xlinks), near Great Torrington

    South West · Proposed · 1,500 MW — published it load

  2. Elsham Tech Park, former RAF Elsham Wolds

    Yorkshire and the Humber · Approved · 1,000 MW — published it load

  3. Ebbsfleet AI Data Centre Campus, New Barn Road, Dartford (Clearstone)

    South East · Proposed · 300 MW — published electrical demand

  4. SDC M40 Campus, Wapseys Wood landfill, Gerrards Cross

    South East · Proposed · 300 MW — published it load

  5. Data centre campus, Hayes Bridge and Heathrow Interchange

    London · Approved · 250 MW — published electrical demand

Every published project

Frequently asked questions

Where are the UK's data centres?
The published register covers 69 project records across 11 regions: South East (14), East of England (12), London (11), Wales (11), Scotland (6), North West (4), Yorkshire and the Humber (4), North East (3), South West (2), East Midlands (1), Northern Ireland (1). This is an evidence-led register, not a complete census of UK data centres.
Where are new data centres planned?
The largest proposed or approved projects with defined published capacity in the register are Devon Data Campus (Xlinks), near Great Torrington in South West (1,500 MW — published it load); Elsham Tech Park, former RAF Elsham Wolds in Yorkshire and the Humber (1,000 MW — published it load); Ebbsfleet AI Data Centre Campus, New Barn Road, Dartford (Clearstone) in South East (300 MW — published electrical demand); SDC M40 Campus, Wapseys Wood landfill, Gerrards Cross in South East (300 MW — published it load); Data centre campus, Hayes Bridge and Heathrow Interchange in London (250 MW — published electrical demand). Capacity types differ and are not summed or treated as equivalent demand.
Which areas have the most data centres?
South East has the most published project records in this register, with 14 each. Counts include projects at different stages, not just operational facilities.

Locations use coordinates recorded with published projects and the public sources linked in each profile; missing coordinates are not inferred. Research methodology.