Manchester colocation you can count on

Enterprise-grade colocation in Manchester, built for uptime and backed by the UK’s only on-site police-linked security centre. With 100% uptime guaranteed, you get peace of mind and performance that never blinks.

Colocation for every need

At Datum, we offer carrier and cloud-neutral, enterprise-class colocation based in highly connected data centres, ideal for a hybrid IT strategy. Our presence in Manchester is expanding rapidly, with both MCR1 and brand new facility MCR2 created to offer businesses in the North West a secure, resilient location for their critical IT infrastructure and workloads.

We provide data centre colocation for businesses where downtime isn’t an option – from financial institutions and public sector organisations managing sensitive data, to digital-first businesses seeking low-latency performance. Our clients often need to meet strict compliance demands, reduce risk, or allow for easy scalability, which is precisely the sort of thing we build our Manchester data centres for.

Why choose Datum?

  • Security that goes the extra mile: the UK’s only on-site NSI Gold Approved BS5979 police-linked security operations centre, combined with ISO 27001 and PASF certifications.
  • Built to stay online: Tier 3+ design, up to 2N UPS per rack and 100% network uptime guarantee.
  • Uncompromising connectivity: a carrier-neutral ecosystem with direct peering into LINX Manchester, ensuring low-latency performance.

Our colocation in Manchester ensures your workloads are secure, your compliance requirements are met, and support is accessible just minutes from the airport.

Features & benefits

Resilience & uptime

Designed for continuity, ensuring incidents never result in outages.

  • 100% uptime 24/7 guarantee: supported by rigorous SLAs to make sure you don’t need to worry about service disruptions for maintenance or change windows.
  • Tier 3+ architecture: optional 2N UPS per rack or redundant power path in the case of component failure.
  • Two facilities (MCR1 + MCR2): with room for expansion and disaster recovery features included.
  • The result: reliable operations and the confidence that your systems will always be up and running when your users demand them.

Security & compliance

Physical and operational security measures to please even the most stringent auditors.

  • Police-linked SOC: in-house NSI Gold-approved BS5979 police-linked alarm receiving/security operations centre with Level 1 escalation to police response – the only UK data centre to receive this classification of protection.
  • Certifications: BSI ISO 27001 and PASF certified for security assurance.
  • Practical advantages: transparent audits, evidence packs prepared for regulators and a decrease in risk profile; confidence that any compliance obligations can be met without burdening your IT teams.
  • The result: less time spent by our clients proving compliance and more time spent focusing on their key business operations.

Connectivity, performance & sustainability

Freedom of choice and low latency without lock-in.

  • Carrier-neutral facilities: 20+ providers on diverse fibre routes, offering network freedom of choice without being locked into a single provider.
  • Direct peering with LINX Manchester: reduces latency, improves performance, and lowers bandwidth costs for data-heavy traffic.
  • Hybrid cloud-ready: pre-built connections to public cloud providers deliver consistent performance for hybrid architectures.
  • MCR2 is designed with sustainability at its core: solar PV generating ≈83,000 kWh/year, heat reuse capability, HVO generators, advanced battery technology, and market-leading PUE targets.
  • The result: helps organisations achieve their corporate ESG objectives and control energy use, while reducing the total cost of ownership over the long term.

Local expertise & support

An on-site Manchester team that answers fast.

  • 24/7 support staff and remote assistance as needed.
  • A comprehensive suite of migration services to ensure a successful move.
  • Local engineers translate to faster response times and better cooperation with your in-house staff.
  • The result: less downtime, quicker fixes and help you can depend on.

Our data centres in Manchester

Our Manchester data centres are located in Wythenshawe, in close proximity to the Manchester Airport City Enterprise Zone. It’s a pragmatic choice of venue: easily accessible from the city centre, close to the motorway (the M56), and with air and rail connections that make it attractive for UK and European teams alike. If you operate an enterprise with customers throughout the North West, or even across the UK, it ensures that everything is just where you want it to be.

Why Manchester?

Manchester is now positioned as one of the UK’s strongest digital and commercial hubs outside of London. From financial services and public sector organisations to fast-growing tech and creative industries, companies in the area must have resilient local colocation. By keeping workloads in Manchester, you keep latency down, it makes compliance easier for regulated sectors and positions your business to take full advantage of the North West’s expanding digital hub.

Getting here is simple:

  • Just a few minutes’ drive from the M56 (Junction 4) and Manchester’s ring road.
  • 10 minutes from Manchester Airport, the perfect location for teams travelling from around the UK or within Europe.
  • Great public transport links, with local Metrolink stops and substantial rail travel around Greater Manchester
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The team at Datum has been a breath of fresh air compared with our previous provider. The support team, when required, was easy to reach any time of the day. I would not hesitate in recommending Datum to any company requiring a premium class data centre.

Managing Director, Managed Cloud Solutions Provider

Book a tour or speak to our Manchester team

The best way to find out what separates our colocation in Manchester from the rest is by experiencing it first-hand.

Book an on-site tour of MCR1 or MCR2 now, and we’ll guide you through the facility in person, from the SOC with police response, to resilient power infrastructure, energy-efficient cooling and our meet-me room connectivity interconnection hubs. Or, if you’re considering a migration off premise or a hybrid set-up, talk to our Manchester team to get advice on the best fit for your infrastructure and workloads. Give us a call now on 0333 888 4083.

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