List of tallest buildings and structures in Portsmouth
# 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 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

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 |
