List of tallest buildings and structures in Portsmouth

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 Emirates 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.

Rank	Name	Use	Image	Height (m)	Height (ft)	Floors	Year	Notes
1	Emirates Spinnaker Tower	Observation Tower		170	558	4	2005	[1]
2	East Side Plaza Portsmouth	Residential		101	331	26	2008	[2]
3	Greetham Street	Student Accommodation		73	239	24	2016	[3]
4	Ladywood House	Residential		72	236	24	1971	[4]
5	Admiralty Tower	Residential		68	223	22	2008	[5]
6	Europa House	Office		63	207	18	1969	[6]
7	Zurich House	Office		61	200	12	1973	[7]
8=	Sarah Robinson House	Residential		57	187	21		[8]
8=	Millgate House	Residential		57	187	21		[9]
10=	Barkis House	Residential		52	171	18		[10]
10=	Nickleby House	Residential		52	171	18		[11]
12=	Barnard Tower	Residential		51	167	13		[12]
12=	Edgbaston House	Residential		51	167	18		[13]
12=	Handsworth House	Residential		51	167	18		[14]
11=	Leamington House	Residential		51	167	18		[15]
12=	Tipton House	Residential		51	167	18		[16]
12=	Horatia House	Residential		51	167	18		[17]

Tallest under construction, approved and proposed

Approved

Name	Use	Image	Height (m)	Height (ft)	Floors	Notes
Number One Portsmouth	Hotel		102	335	26	[18]
The Blade	Student Accommodation		101	331	33	[19]
Catherine House	Offices		61	200	12	[20]

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	Image	Height (m)	Height (ft)
1693–1969	Portsmouth Cathedral		37	121
1969–1971	Europa House		63	207
1971–2005	Ladywood House		72	236
2005–	Emirates Spinnaker Tower		170	558

References

1. Spinnaker Tower
2. 1 Gunwharf Quays
3. Greetham Street
4. Ladywood House
5. Admiralty Tower
6. Europa House
7. Zurich House
8. Sarah Robinson House
9. Millgate House
10. Barkis House
11. Nickleby House
12. Barnard Tower
13. Edgbaston House
14. Handsworth House
15. Leamington House
16. Tipton House
17. Horatia House
18. Number One Portsmouth
19. Portsmouths High Rise Blade
20. Catherine House