Market comparison
Manchester, United Kingdom vs Slough, United Kingdom
Both columns are built from the catalog and the price index: Manchester — 12 facilities from 8 operators, Slough — 23 facilities from 10 operators. Where a benchmark or a tariff is not published, the cell says so.
Manchester, United Kingdom
12
Tracked facilities · Operators: 8
Wholesale benchmark, $/kW/month: $213 (country-level)
Slough, United Kingdom
23
Tracked facilities · Operators: 10
Wholesale benchmark, $/kW/month: $213 (country-level)
Markets side by side
| Field | Manchester | Slough |
|---|---|---|
| Tracked facilities | 12 | 23 |
| Operators | 8 | 10 |
| Published IT capacity | 1 MW (1 of 12 sites publish) | 239 MW (10 of 23 sites publish) |
| Operational | 12 | 22 |
| Under construction / announced | 0 | 1 |
| Tier III+ certified sites | 0 | 0 |
| Sites with any certification | 1 | 13 |
| Liquid-cooled sites | 0 | 1 |
| AI-ready sites | 0 | 1 |
| Wholesale benchmark, $/kW/month | $213 (country-level) | $213 (country-level) |
| Benchmark change, yoy | not published | not published |
| Industrial power tariff, $/kWh | $0.454 | $0.454 |
| Average Coloprice Score | 13/100 across 12 sites | 28/100 across 23 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: Manchester — 12; Slough — 23
- Operators: Manchester — 8; Slough — 10
- Published IT capacity: Manchester — 1 MW (1 of 12 sites publish); Slough — 239 MW (10 of 23 sites publish)
- Operational: Manchester — 12; Slough — 22
- Under construction / announced: Manchester — 0; Slough — 1
- Sites with any certification: Manchester — 1; Slough — 13
- Liquid-cooled sites: Manchester — 0; Slough — 1
- AI-ready sites: Manchester — 0; Slough — 1
- Average Coloprice Score: Manchester — 13/100 across 12 sites; Slough — 28/100 across 23 sites
Top facilities by score
Manchester, United Kingdom
- Equinix MA3 - Manchester Equinix
- Pulsant Manchester NW-1 Pulsant · 1 MW
- Equinix Manchester MA4 Equinix
Slough, United Kingdom
- Equinix LD5 Equinix
- Equinix LD4 Equinix
- Equinix LD6 Equinix
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