Lumen: Hemel Hempstead Data Center

🏢 Hemel Hempstead Data Center (Dickinson Quay)

Address: Dickinson Quay, Hemel Hempstead, United Kingdom

City / Region: Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire (Greater London urban area)

Continent: Europe

Nearest Airport: London Heathrow (~40 km / 25 miles)

⚙️ Facility Overview & Regional Market Context

Located in Hemel Hempstead—a major colocation and cloud hub approximately 35 km northwest of London—this data center forms part of Lumen’s UK presence. While detailed site-specific footprint and power specs were not publicly disclosed, Lumen supports high-availability infrastructure and integration with its global IP backbone in this region. Hemel Hempstead also hosts multiple NTT-operated facilities, including HH2, HH3, and HH4, offering tiers ranging from 6.2 MW to 24 MW IT capacity across campuses.

🌐 Connectivity & Services

The Dickinson Quay facility supports enterprise-grade colocation, bare-metal hosting, and hybrid cloud workloads. It offers carrier-neutral connectivity, direct access to multiple network providers, and integration with London-area Metro Ethernet, MPLS, Wavelength, and cloud on-ramps.

🔐 Security & Compliance Standards

While this exact address lacks detailed public security metrics, Lumen aligns with enterprise-grade standards across its UK facilities, offering continuous access control, biometric/RFID entry, CCTV surveillance, fire detection systems, and compliance with key certifications (ISO 27001, PCI DSS, SOC 1 & 2).

🚀 Regional Value & Key Applications

• Strategically located near London, enabling regional data resilience with low-latency connectivity and access to Slough, Docklands, and London exchanges.
• Ideal for branch colocation, edge compute, disaster recovery, and regional backup site deployments.