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Best places to live in Greater Portsmouth

6 municipalities with 802,687 residents within about 25 km of Portsmouth, ranked for 29 household profiles. Local data: official statistics on affordability, education and family, health and elderly, jobs and economy, lifestyle and amenities, mobility and connectivity, safety and community and taxes and wealth (local or regional figures, sources on every place page) plus population and geography.

A greater area here means every municipality whose nearest big-city core is Portsmouth, within a radius that grows with the size of the city (20 to 60 km). It is a practical commuting belt, not an official region.

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For young families

  1. 1Fareham
    South Hampshire, 116,219 residents    67
  2. 2Chichester
    West Sussex (South West), 120,192 residents    47
  3. 3Portsmouth
    Portsmouth, 214,718 residents    47
  4. 4Gosport
    South Hampshire, 85,509 residents    42
  5. 5Isle of Wight
    Isle of Wight, 140,984 residents    40
  6. 6Havant
    South Hampshire, 125,065 residents    35

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For retired couples

  1. 1Fareham
    South Hampshire, 116,219 residents    74
  2. 2Chichester
    West Sussex (South West), 120,192 residents    66
  3. 3Isle of Wight
    Isle of Wight, 140,984 residents    61
  4. 4Havant
    South Hampshire, 125,065 residents    60
  5. 5Gosport
    South Hampshire, 85,509 residents    57
  6. 6Portsmouth
    Portsmouth, 214,718 residents    56

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For remote workers

  1. 1Portsmouth
    Portsmouth, 214,718 residents    69
  2. 2Gosport
    South Hampshire, 85,509 residents    66
  3. 3Fareham
    South Hampshire, 116,219 residents    65
  4. 4Isle of Wight
    Isle of Wight, 140,984 residents    59
  5. 5Havant
    South Hampshire, 125,065 residents    56
  6. 6Chichester
    West Sussex (South West), 120,192 residents    52

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For commuters

  1. 1Fareham
    South Hampshire, 116,219 residents    83
  2. 2Portsmouth
    Portsmouth, 214,718 residents    72
  3. 3Chichester
    West Sussex (South West), 120,192 residents    68
  4. 4Havant
    South Hampshire, 125,065 residents    67
  5. 5Gosport
    South Hampshire, 85,509 residents    67
  6. 6Isle of Wight
    Isle of Wight, 140,984 residents    66

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For single professionals

  1. 1Fareham
    South Hampshire, 116,219 residents    68
  2. 2Portsmouth
    Portsmouth, 214,718 residents    59
  3. 3Chichester
    West Sussex (South West), 120,192 residents    57
  4. 4Gosport
    South Hampshire, 85,509 residents    55
  5. 5Isle of Wight
    Isle of Wight, 140,984 residents    54
  6. 6Havant
    South Hampshire, 125,065 residents    53

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For movers on a budget

  1. 1Fareham
    South Hampshire, 116,219 residents    60
  2. 2Portsmouth
    Portsmouth, 214,718 residents    59
  3. 3Gosport
    South Hampshire, 85,509 residents    57
  4. 4Isle of Wight
    Isle of Wight, 140,984 residents    45
  5. 5Havant
    South Hampshire, 125,065 residents    42
  6. 6Chichester
    West Sussex (South West), 120,192 residents    19

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Towns in Greater Portsmouth