Market comparison
London, United Kingdom vs Manchester, United Kingdom
Both columns are built from the catalog and the price index: London — 57 facilities from 29 operators, Manchester — 12 facilities from 8 operators. Where a benchmark or a tariff is not published, the cell says so.
London, United Kingdom
57
Tracked facilities · Operators: 29
Wholesale benchmark, $/kW/month: $213 (range 195–230)
Manchester, United Kingdom
12
Tracked facilities · Operators: 8
Wholesale benchmark, $/kW/month: $213 (country-level)
Markets side by side
| Field | London | Manchester |
|---|---|---|
| Tracked facilities | 57 | 12 |
| Operators | 29 | 8 |
| Published IT capacity | 881 MW (21 of 57 sites publish) | 1 MW (1 of 12 sites publish) |
| Operational | 48 | 12 |
| Under construction / announced | 9 | 0 |
| Tier III+ certified sites | 3 | 0 |
| Sites with any certification | 26 | 1 |
| Liquid-cooled sites | 6 | 0 |
| AI-ready sites | 7 | 0 |
| Wholesale benchmark, $/kW/month | $213 (range 195–230) | $213 (country-level) |
| Benchmark change, yoy | not published | not published |
| Industrial power tariff, $/kWh | $0.454 | $0.454 |
| Average Coloprice Score | 26/100 across 57 sites | 13/100 across 12 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: London — 57; Manchester — 12
- Operators: London — 29; Manchester — 8
- Published IT capacity: London — 881 MW (21 of 57 sites publish); Manchester — 1 MW (1 of 12 sites publish)
- Operational: London — 48; Manchester — 12
- Under construction / announced: London — 9; Manchester — 0
- Tier III+ certified sites: London — 3; Manchester — 0
- Sites with any certification: London — 26; Manchester — 1
- Liquid-cooled sites: London — 6; Manchester — 0
- AI-ready sites: London — 7; Manchester — 0
- Wholesale benchmark, $/kW/month: London — $213 (range 195–230); Manchester — $213 (country-level)
- Average Coloprice Score: London — 26/100 across 57 sites; Manchester — 13/100 across 12 sites
Top facilities by score
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
Manchester, United Kingdom
- Equinix MA3 - Manchester Equinix
- Pulsant Manchester NW-1 Pulsant · 1 MW
- Equinix Manchester MA4 Equinix
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