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aql Leeds data centres
aql · operating · Leeds City Council
Yorkshire's established carrier-neutral colocation operator, running Tier 3+ data centres in central Leeds (Hunslet Road DC1/DC2/DC3, including the converted Salem Chapel) plus DC5 at Apex Way, operating since 2006. Home of IXLeeds, which aql describes as the only independent internet exchange in the UK outside London. A city-centre colocation and peering hub rather than a hyperscale build; the location pin is approximate for the Hunslet Road cluster.
Stated size
Not disclosed
No megawatt figure in materials reviewed
Operators often omit a megawatt figure. Map circles then use site area instead. Stated size is not electricity use.
Site area
Unknown
ex-industrial / brownfield
What was here: Central Leeds buildings, including the former Salem Chapel
Water
Not disclosed
No annual water figure in materials reviewed
Equivalences
No operator on this map discloses expected load factor (the share of peak power used on average), so yearly electricity figures are shown as a range, not as a known total.
- Water: Water use: not disclosed
Claims on record
None recorded yet.
Disclosure checklist
- Stated size (MW): not disclosed
- Water: not disclosed
- Power usage effectiveness (PUE): not disclosed
- Energy source claim: none on record
- Load factor: not disclosed
Plain checklist, no aggregate score.
Right of reply
Right of reply: open; no response received. Email marco@prismaticlabs.ai. Subject is prefilled. Or see methodology.
Timeline
- 2006: aql opens its first Leeds data centre (Hunslet Road carrier hub)
- 2010-09: IXLeeds launched, hosted in aql's central Leeds data centres
Sources
- aql: colocation / Leeds data centres
- aql: IXLeeds internet exchange
- DCD: aql expands in disused Leeds office
No live planning application link recorded yet. We do not upgrade a site past “proposed” without one.
Map point: longitude -1.5393, latitude 53.7888. Last reviewed 2026-07-26.