Market comparison
Leeds, United Kingdom vs London, United Kingdom
Both columns are built from the catalog and the price index: Leeds — 7 facilities from 5 operators, London — 57 facilities from 29 operators. Where a benchmark or a tariff is not published, the cell says so.
Leeds, United Kingdom
7
Tracked facilities · Operators: 5
Wholesale benchmark, $/kW/month: $213 (country-level)
London, United Kingdom
57
Tracked facilities · Operators: 29
Wholesale benchmark, $/kW/month: $213 (range 195–230)
Markets side by side
| Field | Leeds | London |
|---|---|---|
| Tracked facilities | 7 | 57 |
| Operators | 5 | 29 |
| Published IT capacity | not published | 881 MW (21 of 57 sites publish) |
| Operational | 7 | 48 |
| Under construction / announced | 0 | 9 |
| Tier III+ certified sites | 0 | 3 |
| Sites with any certification | 1 | 26 |
| Liquid-cooled sites | 0 | 6 |
| AI-ready sites | 0 | 7 |
| Wholesale benchmark, $/kW/month | $213 (country-level) | $213 (range 195–230) |
| Benchmark change, yoy | not published | not published |
| Industrial power tariff, $/kWh | $0.454 | $0.454 |
| Average Coloprice Score | 11/100 across 7 sites | 26/100 across 57 sites |
| Latency between the two | not published | |
Counts are the Coloprice catalog as of 2026-10-01; benchmarks are the Colocation Price Index (Q3 2026). Operators publish some facts and not others — an empty cell means «not published», not zero.
Where they differ
Only fields both sides publish and where the values are not identical. This is not a judgement: the right choice depends on the workload, the contract and the site.
- Tracked facilities: Leeds — 7; London — 57
- Operators: Leeds — 5; London — 29
- Operational: Leeds — 7; London — 48
- Under construction / announced: Leeds — 0; London — 9
- Tier III+ certified sites: Leeds — 0; London — 3
- Sites with any certification: Leeds — 1; London — 26
- Liquid-cooled sites: Leeds — 0; London — 6
- AI-ready sites: Leeds — 0; London — 7
- Wholesale benchmark, $/kW/month: Leeds — $213 (country-level); London — $213 (range 195–230)
- Average Coloprice Score: Leeds — 11/100 across 7 sites; London — 26/100 across 57 sites
Published for only one side: Published IT capacity.
Top facilities by score
Leeds, United Kingdom
- Node4 Leeds Data Centre Node4
- Templus Data Centres Leeds Templus Data Centers
- aql DC2 (aq) networks
London, United Kingdom
- VIRTUS LONDON2 (Hayes) VIRTUS Data Centres · 12 MW
- Iron Mountain LON-1 Iron Mountain · 8.7 MW
- Iron Mountain LON-2 Iron Mountain · 27 MW
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