List of tallest buildings and structures in Portsmouth


This list of the tallest buildings and structures in Portsmouth ranks skyscrapers and structures in Portsmouth, England by height. Only structures taller than are listed below. The city's current tallest structure is the, which is also the tallest accessible structure in the United Kingdom outside London.

Tallest buildings and structures

An equal sign following a rank indicates the same height between two or more buildings.
RankNameUseImageHeight Height FloorsYearNotes
1Emirates Spinnaker TowerObservation Tower17055842005
2East Side Plaza Portsmouth Residential101333262008
3=Crown PlaceStudent Accommodation73239232018
3=Greetham StreetStudent Accommodation73239242016
5Ladywood HouseResidential72236241971
6Admiralty TowerResidential69223222008
7Europa HouseStudent Accommodation64207181969
8=Catherine House Student Accommodation62200151973
8=Sarah Robinson HouseResidential6220021
10Millgate HouseResidential5618721
11=Barkis HouseResidential5217118
11=Nickleby HouseResidential5217118
13=Barnard TowerResidential5116713
13=Edgbaston HouseResidential5116718
13=Handsworth HouseResidential5116718
13=Leamington House Residential5116718
13=Tipton HouseResidential5116718
13=Horatia House Residential5116718
13=St Mary's Church, PortseaChurch building51167

Tallest under construction, approved and proposed

Under Construction

NameUseImageHeight Height FloorsConstruction EndsNotes
Stanhope HouseStudent Accommodation19August 2019
Portsmouth PointMixed67.6522216/192020

Approved

NameUseImageHeight Height FloorsNotes
The BladeStudent Accommodation11036133Scheme dead as of 2013.
Ship Repair722360

Timeline of tallest buildings and structures

The history of tall buildings in Portsmouth only really began in the 1960s and 1970s. The 170m Spinnaker Tower has been the tallest structure in the city since 2005.
Year tallestNameImageHeight Height
1693–1880sPortsmouth Cathedral37121
1880s–1912St Mary's Church, Portsea51167
1912–1969240/250-ton Arrol crane, HMNB Portsmouth61200
1969–1971Europa House63207
1971–2005Ladywood House72236
2005–Emirates Spinnaker Tower170558