Market
Birmingham / Midlands: 26 data centres, 16 operators, 99 MW live
There are 26 data centres in Birmingham / Midlands, United Kingdom, spanning 12 sub-markets, 16 operators, 24 operational, 99 MW live (31% modelled), 111 MW total potential. Largest by total potential: Veloxserv (3 sites), then nLighten.
Map of 24 data centres in Birmingham / Midlands
Every Birmingham / Midlands site DC Atlas tracks with a position on record, coloured by status.
Birmingham / Midlands is one scope of the whole corpus. See every facility DC Atlas tracks on the global data center map.
Live
99MW
31% modelled
Under construction
0MW
Planned
2.5MW
Total potential
111MW
Who supplies the power
85% of the data centres we track in the Birmingham / Midlands market have a named power supplier
- National Grid Electricity Distribution20sites
- Alabama Power1site
- Western Power Distribution1site
Who is building in Birmingham / Midlands
The 10 largest operators here by total potential, of 16 tracked in this market.
| Operator | Sites | Live | Total potential |
|---|---|---|---|
| Veloxserv | 3 | 18 MW | 18 MW |
| nLighten | 3 | 13 MW | 13 MW |
| Suttons Cloud Ltd | 1 | 10 MW | 10 MW |
| Serverfarm | 1 | 10 MW | 10 MW |
| Santander Data Centers | 1 | 10 MW | 10 MW |
| Proximity Data Centres | 2 | 9 MW | 9 MW |
| Atos | 2 | 5 MW | 7.5 MW |
| Evoque Data Center Solutions | 1 | — | 7 MW |
| Node4 Ltd | 2 | 5.5 MW | 5.5 MW |
| 6 Degrees | 2 | 5 MW | 5 MW |
When Birmingham / Midlands was built
29 MW of the live capacity here carries a commissioning date — 46% of the operational sites in this market.
Recent activity
10 recorded developments in the Birmingham / Midlands market, the latest on 1 Jul 2026.
EIA screening request filed for Scunthorpe data centre with solar farm
A planning outline application has been submitted for a data centre development on land east of Normanby Road in Scunthorpe, North Lincolnshire, UK. The project includes data centre buildings, an associated solar farm, and external plant equipment installations. An Environmental Impact Assessment screening request has been filed as part of the planning process. This represents early-stage regulatory engagement for a new data centre facility in the East Midlands region.
Birmingham Lumen 011 ownership change
Birmingham Lumen 011 changed ownership on 1 November 2023, when Lumen Technologies closed the sale of its European, Middle Eastern, and African business to Colt Technology Services.
Coventry data centre planning permission approved
Planning permission was approved for a data centre facility in Coventry, UK, along with installation of 6 air conditioning units and 1 generator within an outdoor compound. This represents a resubmission of a previous planning application (FUL/2018/1512). The facility is located on Mitchell Avenue in Coventry. The approval enables construction of the data centre infrastructure.
Newton Data Centre DRUPS System Upgrade Approved in Northampton
Planning permission was granted for the installation of a new Diesel Rotary Uninterrupted Power Supply (DRUPS) system at the Newton Data Centre in Northampton to support facility upgrades. The project is located at University of Northampton Avenue Campus on St Georges Avenue. This infrastructure upgrade enhances power resilience and operational capacity of the data centre. The approval represents a concrete milestone in the facility's modernization effort.
Peterborough Data Centre Container Facility Planning Permission Approved
Planning permission was approved for a modular data centre facility in Peterborough, UK, comprising one container, six air conditioning units, and associated equipment housed within a 2.4-metre high palisade fence. The facility is located on land south of a gas compound between Bakewell Road and Orton Parkway in Orton Southgate. This approval represents an incremental expansion of data centre infrastructure in the East Midlands region. The modular design allows for flexible deployment of colocation services.
Sheffield Data Centre Planning Permission Approved
Planning permission was granted for construction of a single-storey data centre facility on the former Avesta Steelworks site at Shepcote Lane, Sheffield, UK. The development includes both data centre (Sui Generis use) and storage/distribution (B8 use class) components. This represents the conversion of an ex-industrial site for modern digital infrastructure use.
Planning Permission Approved for New IT Data Centre in Derbyshire
Planning permission was granted for construction of a new IT data centre by Tarmac Central Ltd at Tunstead House in Buxton, Derbyshire. The approval represents a key milestone enabling development of the facility. The location in the East Midlands positions the centre within the UK's established data-centre corridor. This permit approval is a prerequisite step toward physical construction commencement.
Planning Permission Granted for Data Warehouse and NOC in Telford
Outline planning permission was granted for a two-storey development including a network operations centre and data warehouse facility at Stafford Park in Telford, Shropshire. The project includes associated telecommunications infrastructure. This approval represents a concrete regulatory milestone for data-center development in the UK Midlands during the early 2000s.
Who is hiring in Birmingham / Midlands
1 open data centre role at 1 operator we track
Node4 Ltd is the only operator recruiting in Birmingham / Midlands, with 1 role open across 1 discipline. The single role is network, which runs an estate rather than builds one. It was posted in the last 30 days.
- Node4 Ltd1role
The mix
- network1
Most recently opened
- Node4 Ltdnetwork21 Sept 2026
Counted from the operators' own public careers feeds, read daily. A role counts here when the employer runs a data centre we track and the work is operational rather than back office. What these roles involve, and what they pay.
Questions about Birmingham / Midlands
- How many data centres are in Birmingham / Midlands?
- There are 26 data centres in Birmingham / Midlands, United Kingdom, spanning 12 sub-markets, 16 operators, 24 operational, 99 MW live (31% modelled), 111 MW total potential. Largest by total potential: Veloxserv (3 sites), then nLighten.
- How much data centre capacity does Birmingham / Midlands have?
- DC Atlas tracks 26 data centres in the Birmingham / Midlands data centre market. 99 MW is live, 2.5 MW is planned, for 111 MW of total potential at full buildout.
- Who are the largest data centre operators in Birmingham / Midlands?
- 16 operators run facilities in the Birmingham / Midlands data centre market. Veloxserv is the largest by total potential, with 3 sites and 18 MW.
- Which utilities supply power to data centres in Birmingham / Midlands?
- National Grid Electricity Distribution, Alabama Power and Western Power Distribution serve the most data centre sites in the Birmingham / Midlands data centre market. DC Atlas holds a named power supplier for 85% of the facilities it tracks here.
Every data centre we track in Birmingham / Midlands
20 of 26 with a published page