Colt DCS London North
Colt DCS London North ranks third among 41 listed buildings in the United Kingdom that publish a floor area figure, behind the largest, Digital Realty LGW14, with a published capacity of 229,691 sq ft (21,339 m²) of floor area and a footprint mapped at 18,157 m². Located at 20 Black Fan Road in Welwyn Garden City, the facility is operated by Colt DCS, which holds eight listings in the United Kingdom and thirty-seven in total, with six other sites in London and one in City of London; it is the operator's only listed facility in Welwyn Garden City. Within the London market, Colt DCS ranks fourth by listing count among 67 operators with 202 listings. The facility carries a M&O Stamp of Approval from the Uptime Institute and is listed under that name by Uptime Institute, as "London North" on the Colt DCS website, and as "Colt London North Data Centre" on OpenStreetMap. The status is operational. One other facility, Hertfordshire Data Centre, is listed within 5 km, at 1.5 km away.
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- Operator
- Colt DCS
- Status
- Operational
- Address
- 20 Black Fan Road
- City
- Welwyn Garden City (from the coordinates)
- Market
- London
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Coordinates
- 51.80311, -0.20689
- Location accuracy
- Published location
- Facility type
- Colocation
- Record level
- Building
- Published capacity
- 229,691 sq ft (21,339 m²) of floor area
- Uptime Institute certification
- M&O Stamp of Approval
- Building footprint
- 18,157 m² (mapped outline in OpenStreetMap)
- Website
- coltdatacentres.net/en-GB/our-locations/data-centre-locations-europe/l
Facilities within 5 km
| Facility | Operator | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Hertfordshire Data Centre | not recorded | 1.50 km |
Other Colt DCS facilities
- Colt DCS London WestLondon, United Kingdom
- London 2 SiteLondon, United Kingdom
- London 3 Data Halls 5 and 6, Data Halls 5 and 6London, United Kingdom
- Colt DCS London 4London, United Kingdom
- Colt DCS London 5London, United Kingdom
- Colt DCS London 6, 7, 8London, United Kingdom
Colt DCS: all 37 listed facilities
Sources for this record
| Source | Listed as | Link | Retrieved |
|---|---|---|---|
| Colt DCS website | London North | Operator page | 2026-09-28 |
| OpenStreetMap | Colt London North Data Centre | OpenStreetMap record | 2026-09-26 |
| Uptime Institute | London North | Uptime Institute list | 2026-09-26 |
Source data retrieved 2026-09-28. How the data is compiled