Tall buildings in Portsmouth
Portsmouth viewed from the Isle of Wight, showing some of the city's tallest buildings
Tallest building	1 Gunwharf Quays (2008)
Tallest building height	98 m (322 ft)
Tallest structure	Spinnaker Tower (2005)
Tallest structure height	170 m (560 ft)
Number of tall buildings
Taller than 50 m (164 ft)	18
Taller than 100 m (328 ft)	0

This list of tallest buildings and structures in Portsmouth ranks buildings and other structures by height in Portsmouth, United Kingdom, that are at least 40 m (130 ft) tall.

The tallest building in the city is 1 Gunwharf Quays at 98 m (322 ft), which has been the tallest building in Hampshire since its completion in 2008. The Spinnaker Tower is the city's tallest structure at 170 m (560 ft), completed in 2005; it does not count as a building because it has no floors.

This lists buildings in Portsmouth that are at least 40 m (130 ft) tall.

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

Rank	Name	Image	Height m (ft)	Floors	Year completed	Primary use	Notes
1	Spinnaker Tower		170 (558)	4	2005	Observation	[1]
2	1 Gunwharf Quays		98 (321)	26	2008	Residential	Also known as "The Lipstick"[2][3]
3	Greetham Street		73 (240)	25	2016	Residential	[4]
4	Ladywood House		72 (236)	24	1971	Residential	[5]
=5	Crown Place		68 (223)	23	2018	Residential	[6]
5=	14 Dock Crane		68 (223)	N/A	2020	Industrial	[7]
7	Portsmouth Energy Recovery Facility		65 (213)	N/A	2005	Industrial	[8]
8	Admiralty Quarter Tower		64 (211)	22	2008	Residential	[9]
9	Europa House		63 (207)	18	1969	Office	[10]
=10	HMS Victory		62 (205)	5	1765	Museum	[11]
=10	Stanhope House		62 (205)	19	2020	Residential	[12]
12	Catherine House		61 (200)	15	1973	Office	Formerly known as Zurich House[13]
=13	Barkis House		60 (197)	18	1965	Residential	[14]
=13	Nickleby House		60 (197)	18	1965	Residential	[14]
=15	Millgate House		57 (187)	21	1964	Residential	[15]
=15	Sara Robinson House		57 (187)	18	1967	Residential	[16]
17	Travelodge Stanhope Road		55 (179)	11	2020	Hotel	[17]
18	Portsmouth Guildhall		54 (177)	3	1890	Civic	[14]
=19	Barnard Tower		51 (167)	13		Residential	[18]
=19	Edgbaston House		51 (167)	18	1967	Residential	[19]
=19	Handsworth House		51 (167)	18	1967	Residential	[20]
=19	St Mary's Church		51 (167)	N/A	1887	Religion	[21]
=19	Tipton House		51 (167)	18	1966	Residential	[22]
24	Trafalgar Hall		50 (164)	7	2002	Residential	[14]
25	Park Building		48 (157)	5	1908	Education	[14]
26	BVT Shed		44 (144)	1	2009	Industrial	[14]
27	Sails of the South		43 (141)	N/A	2001	Sculpture	[23]
=28	Baltic House		41 (135)	11		Office	[24]
=28	Brunel House		41 (135)	12	1968	Office	[25]
=28	Wingfield House		41 (135)	11		Office	[26]
=31	Copperfield House		40 (131)	13		Residential	[27]
=31	Pickwick House		40 (131)	13	1963	Residential	[28]
=31	Rose Tower		40 (131)	13		Residential	[29]

This lists buildings and structures in Portsmouth that were at least 40 m (130 ft) tall and have since been demolished.

Rank	Name	Image	Height m (ft)	Floors	Year completed	Year demolished	Primary use	Notes
1	Arrol crane		61 (200)	N/A	1911	1983	Industrial	[30]
2=	Leamington House		52 (171)	18	1966	2022	Residential	[31][32]
2=	Horatia House		52 (171)	18	1965	2022	Residential	[33][32]

The history of tall buildings in Portsmouth only really began in the 1960s and 1970s. The 170 m (560 ft) Spinnaker Tower has been the tallest structure in the city since 2005.

Year tallest	Name	Image	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[34]		61	200[35]
1969–1971	Europa House		63	207
1971–2005	Ladywood House		72	236
2005–present	Spinnaker Tower		170	558