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Local Businesses in Hampshire

Local businesses in Portsmouth

Local Businesses in Portsmouth, Hampshire is new and filling up: choose a type below to see who is listed nearby. Portsmouth has 6,095 business sites in all (ONS UK Business Counts, March 2026).

Businesses in Portsmouth by type

Guildhall Square, Portsmouth: shops and businesses that take card payments
Guildhall Square, Portsmouth (2017). Photo: Mike Faherty, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Geograph.

About Portsmouth

Portsmouth is a naval city on Portsea Island.

  • Portsmouth's built-up area had 230,389 residents at the 2021 Census. source
  • Portsmouth had 825 retail sites and 820 cafe, pub, restaurant and other food and accommodation sites registered for VAT or PAYE in 2026. source
  • 80% of the 7,720 business sites in Portsmouth employ fewer than 10 people (ONS, 2026). source

For business owners in Portsmouth

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Questions

How many businesses are there in Portsmouth?

Portsmouth has 6,095 business sites in all (ONS UK Business Counts, March 2026). Local Businesses on GetBrent is new and filling up.

Can any business in Portsmouth list on GetBrent?

Yes. Hire, sales and trade businesses list in their own sections, and every other kind of business, from hairdressers and cafes to gyms, spas and vape shops, lists in Local Businesses. Listing is free.

Where can a business in Portsmouth get free support?

Free one-to-one support is available from the Hampshire Growth Hub, funded by government.

Other towns in Hampshire

Listings are added and kept up to date by the businesses themselves or from their own public pages. Local figures: ONS UK Business Counts (March 2026), read 26 October 2026. GetBrent may be paid by partners marked Ad.