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🏙️ Tallest Buildings in the United Kingdom

The tallest completed buildings in the UK, by height.

📅 2026📏 metres50 entries🇬🇧 See all of this country’s rankings →
Every dot is one entry, placed by its value (metres); the vertical bar marks each row’s median.
1
The ShardLondon
310 m
2
22 BishopsgateLondon
278 m
3
One Canada SquareLondon
236 m
4
Landmark PinnacleLondon
233 m
5
Salesforce TowerLondon
230 m
6
The Leadenhall BuildingLondon
225 m
7
NewfoundlandLondon
218 m
8
Aspen at Consort PlaceLondon
216 m
9
Valiant TowerLondon
215 m
10
One Park DriveLondon
205 m
11
8 BishopsgateLondon
204 m
12
Deansgate Square South TowerManchester
201 m
13
8 Canada SquareLondon
200 m
14
Canary Wharf DS5, Citigroup HeadquartersGreater London
200 m
15
One Nine Elms East Tower, One Nine Elms Tower AGreater London
200 m
16
Harcourt GardensLondon
192 m
17
52 Lime StreetLondon
190 m
18
Wardian East TowerLondon
187 m
19
Icon TowerLondon
184 m
20
Tower 42London
183 m
21
Trinity IslandsGreater Manchester
183 m
22
Amory TowerLondon
182 m
23
The Tower, One St George WharfLondon
181 m
24
30 St Mary AxeLondon
180 m
25
BT TowerLondon
177 m
26
Nine Elms Square Building N8, New Covent Garden Market N8Greater London
177 m
27
100 BishopsgateLondon
172 m
28
DAMAC Tower Nine ElmsLondon
170 m
29
Beetham TowerManchester
169 m
30
Vista River GardensManchester
169 m
31
Wardian West TowerLondon
168 m
32
One BlackfriarsLondon
165 m
33
Enclave: CroydonLondon
163 m
34
Broadgate TowerLondon
161 m
35
One Nine Elms West Tower, One Nine Elms Tower A, Park Hyatt London River ThamesGreater London
161 m
36
Principal Place TowerGreater London
161 m
37
20 Fenchurch StreetLondon
160 m
38
1 Leadenhall StreetCity of London
158 m
39
Deansgate Square East TowerManchester
158 m
40
Halcyon London, 225 Marsh WallGreater London
158 m
41
One Churchill PlaceLondon
156 m
42
40 Leadenhall StreetLondon
155 m
43
The OctagonBirmingham
155 m
44
Three60Manchester
154 m
45
25 Bank StreetLondon
153 m
46
Canary Wharf HQ3Greater London
153 m
47
Crown StreetGreater Manchester
153 m
48
The BladeManchester
153 m
49
Cortland at Colliers YardSalford
152 m
50
10 Upper Bank StreetLondon
151 m

Highlights

Within United Kingdom, The Shard ranks first in 2026 with 310 m, followed by 22 Bishopsgate (278 m) and One Canada Square (236 m).

Across 50 entries, values run from 310 m (The Shard) to 151 m (10 Upper Bank Street), with a median of 177 m.

Source: Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat / Emporis (via Wikipedia), 2026. Unit: metres.

Source: Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat / Emporis (via Wikipedia) · CC BY-SA 4.0 (Wikipedia); underlying data © the cited publisher · fetched Oct 13, 2026