Which hosts have Minecraft servers in the UK?
Astroworld Hosting and Lodehost both offer their standard line in the United Kingdom, at the same prices. The location surcharge goes up with the plan size: EUR 1.50 a month on the small plans and more on the large ones. The prices in the tables include it.
| RAM you need | Astroworld | Lodehost |
|---|---|---|
| 4 GB | Mini €9.45 a month | Mini €9.45 a month |
| 8 GB | Starter €14.45 a month | Starter €14.45 a month |
| 12 GB | Standard €19.45 a month | Standard €19.45 a month |
| 24 GB | Premium €28.45 a month | Premium €28.45 a month |
| 48 GB | Ultimate €54.95 a month | Ultimate €54.95 a month |
Why server location matters for Minecraft ping in the UK
Your Minecraft ping in the UK is lowest on a server in the UK itself, and that matters most for PvP, where every millisecond shows in a fight. Ping counts the trip from a player's computer to the server and back, so it rises with distance. Under about 50 milliseconds nobody notices it; over 100 milliseconds hits land late and blocks break a moment after you click. Players in Ireland are close to a UK server too. Because the ping from Britain to Warsaw also stays under 100 ms, the choice mostly comes down to how much your group fights.
Is a server in Poland or Germany good enough instead? For many British groups, yes: the ping to Warsaw stays under 100 ms, the Performance line there costs nothing extra and runs on a Ryzen 9 7950X, and Germany is a little closer still. If most of your players are in the UK or Ireland and play PvP, the UK server is the better choice. The finder puts players in Britain and Ireland on a server in Poland. Under Edit answers you can choose the UK instead, and then on Balanced and More performance it still suggests the Performance line in Poland, while the tables show what the same plan costs in the UK.
Best Minecraft server plans in the UK
The best Minecraft server plan in the UK for ten players with plugins has 8 GB of RAM, with the surcharge included:
For 6 to 10 players with a few plugins on Java in the United Kingdom, the finder recommends Lodehost Starter: 8 GB, AMD Ryzen 9 7950X, DDR5, hosted in nearby Poland (Warsaw), for €15.95 a month when you pay monthly. As a new customer you pay €6.38 for the first month, 60% off. The best plans at the other two hosts are Astroworld Starter Performance at €15.95 and CheapestMinecraftHosting Plus at €6.40.
| If you want | Host and plan | Memory | Processor | Location | Per month |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lowest price | Lodehost Starter | 8 GB | Shared processor | United Kingdom | €14.45 (€12.45 on 24 mo) |
| Balanced | Lodehost Starter | 8 GB | AMD Ryzen 9 7950X, DDR5 | Poland (Warsaw) | €15.95 (€13.95 on 24 mo) New customers: €6.38 for the first month, 60% off |
| More performance | Astroworld Starter Performance | 8 GB | AMD Ryzen 9 7950X, DDR5 | Poland (Warsaw) | €15.95 (€13.95 on 24 mo) New customers: €6.38 a month for the first 3 months, 60% off |
How much the UK surcharge adds to a Minecraft server
The UK surcharge adds EUR 1.50 a month to a small Minecraft server and grows with the size of the plan. On the standard line of Lodehost and Astroworld Hosting, 4 GB costs €9.45 a month in the UK instead of €7.95 in Germany, 8 GB costs €14.45 instead of €12.95, and 24 GB costs €28.45 instead of €23.95. On a small server that is less than two euros a month. On a big one it is worth asking whether your players would notice the difference. Our pages on Minecraft hosting in Poland and Minecraft hosting in Germany show the alternatives.