List of tallest buildings and structures in Portsmouth Facts for Kids

Gunwharf Quays and a section of the Portsmouth skyline

Portsmouth's two tallest structures viewed from Portsmouth harbour

This list of the tallest buildings and structures in Portsmouth ranks skyscrapers and structures in Portsmouth, England by height. Only structures taller than 150 feet (46 m) are listed below. The city's current tallest structure is the 558-foot-tall Spinnaker Tower (170 m), which is also the tallest accessible structure in the United Kingdom outside London.

Tallest buildings and structures
Tallest under construction, approved and proposed
Timeline of tallest buildings and structures

Tallest buildings and structures

An equal sign (=) following a rank indicates the same height between two or more buildings.

Number	Rank	Name	Use	Height (m)	Height (ft)	Floors	Year	Notes
1	1	Spinnaker Tower	Observation Tower	170	558	4	2005
2	2	East Side Plaza Portsmouth (Lipstick Tower)	Residential	101	333	26	2008
3	3=	Crown Place	Student Accommodation	73	239	23	2018
4	3=	Greetham Street	Student Accommodation	73	239	24	2016
5	5	Ladywood House	Residential	72	236	24	1971
6	5=	Mammoth Mega Crane	Industrial	72	236	0	2019
7	7	Admiralty Tower	Residential	69	223	22	2008
8	8	Portsmouth Energy Recovery Facility	Industrial	69	213	NA	2005
9	9	Europa House	Student Accommodation	64	207	18	1969
10	10	HMS Victory	Museum Attraction	62.5	205	5	1765
11	11=	Catherine House (formerly Zurich House)	Student Accommodation	62	200	15	1973
12	11=	Sarah Robinson House	Residential	62	200	21	1967
13	13	HMS Warrior	Museum	59.5	195	6	1860
14	14	Travelodge Stanhope Road	Hotel	59	194	11	2020	59.05 height to top of mast. 48.60m to top of building
15	15	Millgate House	Residential	57	187	21	1964
16	16	Stanhope House	Student Accommodation	56	184	19	2020
17	17	Guildhall	Civic	53.5	176	NA	1890
18	18=	Barkis House	Residential	52	171	18	1965
19	18=	Nickleby House	Residential	52	171	18	1965
20	20=	Barnard Tower	Residential	51	167	13
21	20=	Edgbaston House	Residential	51	167	18	1966
22	20=	Handsworth House	Residential	51	167	18	1967
23	20=	Leamington House (demolished)	Residential	51	167	18	1966
24	20=	Tipton House	Residential	51	167	18	1966
25	20=	Horatia House (demolished)	Residential	51	167	18	1965
26	20=	St Mary's Church, Portsea	Church building	51	167	NA	1887
27	27	Goliath Floating Crane	Industrial	50	164	NA
28	27	Park Building UOP	Educational	48	164	5	1908
29	=29	Brunel House	Student Accommodation	46	150	12	1968	(41m Roof + 5m plant room)
30	=29	Trafalgar Hall	Student Accommodation	46	150	15	2002
31	=29	Main Ship building Hall	Industrial	46	150	1	2009

Tallest under construction, approved and proposed

Under Construction

Name	Use	Image	Height (m)	Height (ft)	Floors	Construction Ends	Notes
?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?

Approved

Name	Use	Height (m)	Height (ft)	Floors	Notes
The Blade	Student Accommodation	110	361	33	Scheme dead as of 2013.
12-28 Arundel Street Tower	Student Accommodation	87	285	28	Expected Start Autumn 2023
56 Arundel Street Tower	Residential	72	236	22	Expected Start Summer 2023
Portsmouth Point Tower 1	Hotel	67.55	222	19	Expected Start Unknown
Victoria Building	Education	52	170	13	Expected Start Autumn 2023 UOP Victoria Building design winner
Portsmouth Point Tower 2	Residential	50.5	166	16	Expected Start Unknown

Proposed

Name	Use	Image	Height (m)	Height (ft)	Floors	Notes
Slindon Street	Mixed		62 - TBC	TBC	20	Post Office Redevelopment
Debenhams Portsmouth	Mixed		120 (including a 15-20 metre high spire on top)	393	38	Planning Submitted in December 2022

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 tallest	Name	Height (m)	Height (ft)
1130–1693	Portchester Castle - Great Tower	30	98
1693–1880	Portsmouth Cathedral	37	121
1887–1890	St Mary's Church, Portsea	51	167
1890–1912	Portsmouth Guildhall	53.5	176
1912–1969	240/250-ton Arrol crane, HMNB Portsmouth	61	200
1969–1971	Europa House	63	207
1971–2005	Ladywood House	72	236
2005–	Spinnaker Tower	170	558

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