Traditional county: Hampshire · Unitary authority: City of Portsmouth · Region: South East
Explore Southsea, Hampshire with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Southsea map and move it around to re-centre it. You can change between standard map view and satellite map view by clicking the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. You can use the zoom buttons on the lower right side of the map to zoom in or out to street-level detail. You will find live weather, local and world news below.
This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Southsea, Hampshire, England. Use the Map and Satellite buttons above to switch between street map and aerial imagery views. Use the + and − buttons to zoom in or out, or scroll your mouse wheel while holding the Control key to zoom. On a touchscreen, use a two-finger pinch gesture to zoom in and out.
Click ⛶ Fullscreen to expand the map to fill your screen for a larger view. To return to the normal page view, press the Escape key on your keyboard, click the ✕ Exit Fullscreen button that appears above the map, or on a mobile device tap the back button (Android) or the close icon (iOS).
Drag the map to pan to any area of Hampshire or beyond. Switch to Satellite view to see high-resolution aerial photography of Southsea and surrounding areas, including streets, buildings, parks and waterways.
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| Place | Southsea |
| Traditional County | Hampshire |
| Unitary Authority | City of Portsmouth |
| Region | South East |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 50.787403 |
| Longitude | -1.081366 |
| Place Type | Suburban Area |
Southsea stretches along the Solent’s edge, a collection of Victorian terraces and salt-bleached brickwork that catches the low, pale light of the English Channel. It lies 0.8 miles south-south-east of Portsmouth (from Portsmouth: bearing 147°T, OS grid SZ 648 990). The vast, open expanse of Southsea Common serves as the lungs of the district, where the wind carries a constant, sharp tang of brine across the grass. Here, the landscape flattens into a horizon defined by the shifting grey of the sea and the distant, rhythmic pulses of passing ships. Residents often walk toward the tranquil waters of Canoe Lake, where the ornamental swans navigate the shallows amidst the muted sounds of the coast. The architecture of Southsea reflects a mid-nineteenth-century ambition, with grand, stuccoed facades that have weathered the salt-heavy air for generations. Arthur Conan Doyle once practised medicine in these streets, finding inspiration in the local atmosphere while he refined the character of Sherlock Holmes. Today, the salt air continues to erode the edges of the promenade, grounding the identity of Southsea in the persistent, unchanging presence of the tide.
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Explore Southsea, Hampshire, with an embedded street and satellite map - switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 50.787403, -1.081366. Live weather conditions and 7-day forecasts are provided through Open-Meteo, while real-time local and world news feeds help keep the page current. Wikipedia and editorial summaries provide additional local information and context.
Location data is sourced from OS Open Names © Crown copyright and database rights 2024, Ordnance Survey, Open Government Licence v3.0, and verified by coordinates.
| Page built | September 2026 |
| Location data | OS Open Names © Crown copyright and database rights 2024. Ordnance Survey. Open Government Licence v3.0. |
| County data | Traditional county boundaries. Modern unitary authority: OS Open Names / ONS Geography. |
| Coordinates | WGS84 decimal degrees derived from OS National Grid (OSGB36) |
| Wikipedia validation | Article content matched by Wikipedia category membership (e.g. “Villages in Derbyshire”) and name verification against OS Open Names data. |