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Built on land reclaimed from Portsmouth Harbour in the late 1980s, Port Solent is a purposeful mix of residential waterside living and leisure, centered around a locked marina that stays level regardless of the tide. Geographically, it sits on the northern edge of the city, buffered from the busier urban sprawl by the Horsea Island Green Loop and the M27, which provides straightforward road access toward Southampton or London. Most houses here have their own moorings, and the gated nature of many streets gives the area a quiet, self-contained layout. Life tends to revolve around the Boardwalk, where most of the bars and restaurants are concentrated, but there is a more functional side too, with an expansive retail park and supermarket just across the main access road. While it feels modern and distinct from the historic dockyards further south, the sight of the Spinnaker Tower on the horizon and the proximity to the chalk slopes of Portsdown Hill means you’re always aware of where you sit within the wider Hampshire landscape.