It’s the UK’s only island city and boasts remarkable history, property and people.
We’ve broken down the most desired suggestions below from eighth place to first – our overall winner.
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Our winner is revealed on the final page.
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1. Sixth place - one of the Solent forts: While not technically a ward or district, readers voted the Solent forts among their most desirable local areas to live. Pictured is Spitbank Fort. Picture: Daniel Cowdrey
Sixth place - one of the Solent forts: While not technically a ward or district, readers voted the Solent forts among their most desirable local areas to live. Pictured is Spitbank Fort. Picture: Daniel Cowdrey Photo: Daniel Cowdrey
2. Seventh place - Wymering: Readers said Wymering was their sixth-most desirable place to live in the Portsmouth area. Some of its hilliest parts offer great views of the city.
Seventh place - Wymering: Readers said Wymering was their sixth-most desirable place to live in the Portsmouth area. Some of its hilliest parts offer great views of the city. Photo: Google Street View
3. Fifth place - Paulsgrove. Our readers said the Paulsgrove area gets an unfairly bad rep. Votes made it fifth on our list. Pictured is part of the Paulsgrove Chalk Pit.
Fifth place - Paulsgrove. Our readers said the Paulsgrove area gets an unfairly bad rep. Votes made it fifth on our list. Pictured is part of the Paulsgrove Chalk Pit. Photo: Basher Eyre/Geograph (labelled for reuse)
4. Second place - Southsea. Famed for its beach, Southsea is our readers second most-desired Portsmouth location.
Second place - Southsea. Famed for its beach, Southsea is our readers second most-desired Portsmouth location. Photo: Byron Melton