List of tallest buildings and structures in Southampton

This list of the tallest buildings and structures in Southampton ranks skyscrapers and structures in Southampton, England. Only structures taller than 150 feet (46 m) are listed, although there are a further 17 towers in the city between 40m and 45m.

The Moresby tower and shorter Hawkins tower, part of the Admirals Quay development at Ocean Village

The city's tallest structures are the 130 metres (430 ft) container port cranes. The tallest inhabitable structure is the 280 feet (85 m) Centenary quay tower, although several others are planned that will exceed this.^[1]

Tallest buildings and structures

An equal sign (=) following a rank indicates the same height between two or more buildings.

Rank	Name	Use	Image	Height (m)	Height (ft)	Floors	Year	Notes
1	Container port cranes	Shipping		130	427	N/A	2018	[2]
2	Container port cranes	Shipping		126	413	N/A	2014	[3]
3	Centenery Quay	Residential		85	278	27	2022	[4][5]
4	Moresby Tower	Residential		80	262	26	2014	[6]
5	Millbrook Towers	Residential		73	240	25	1965	[7][8]
6	Canberra Towers	Residential		70	230	25	1967	[9]
7	Norwich House	Office		62	203	16		[10]
8	Redbridge Tower	Residential		58	190	19	1963	[11]
9	Dukes Keep	Office		55	180	15		[12]
10	Mayflower Halls	Residential		53	174	15	2014	[13][14]
11	Mercury Point	Residential		52	171	17	2004	[15]
10	Liberty Point	Residential		51	168	13		[16]
13	Church of St. Michael the Archangel	Church		50	165		1150 (renovation 1878)	[17]
14=	Capital House	Office		49	160	18		[18]
15=	City Gateway	Residential		49	160	15	2014	[19]
16=	Millbank House	Residential		48	157	16	1960	[20]
17=	Southampton Civic Centre	Mixed		48	157		1933	[21]
18=	Albion Towers	Residential		46	151	16	1965	[22]
19=	Shirley Towers	Residential		46	151	16	1967	[23]
20=	Richmond House	Mixed		46	151	13	1970s	[24]

Tallest under construction, approved and proposed

Approved and under construction

Centenary Quay under construction

Name	Use	Image	Height (m)	Height (ft)	Floors	Notes
Watermark West Quay	Residential		90	295	26	Received planning permission in 2013 for both phases and phase 1 was completed in 2017 however the second phase has reportedly been put on hold	[25]
Maritime gateway	Mixed use		73.5	241	23	Will mean the demolition of the old toysRus site, was supposed to start in late 2022 but is still vacant as of Mar 2025
Britannia road tower	Residential		67.5	221	20	Demolition for the gasworks has begun as of October 2022 which is where this building will be placed.
Houndwell place	Residential		55	180	17	Will be constructed upon the old Debenhams site. Demolition of the site is reportedly underway as of Mar 2025.
Bargate quarter	Mixed use		45	141	13	Construction started early 2020 with an estimated completion date of 2026.

Proposed

Buildings that have been applicated but haven't received planning permission.

name	use	image	height (m)	height (ft)	floors	notes
Chapel riverside tower	Residential		75	246	22	Yet to receive planning permission
Saltmarsh road tower (travelodge)	Hotel		64	209	19	Been proposed, but nothing on the subject has occurred in 3 years

Cancelled

This lists proposals for the construction of buildings in Southampton that were planned to rise at least 45 metres (148 ft), which were rejected, never materialised or which were otherwise withdrawn. Also includes buildings On Hold for more than 5 years.

Rank	Name	Use	Height		Floors	Year	Image	Notes
			metres	feet
1	Museum of The City	Museum/Observation Tower	140	459	6	2006		The edge of the building would have had a ride running on it lifting capsules up one side, over the pinnacle to heights around that of the London Eye. Inside was going to be a new Museum on Southampton featuring exhibits on the cities history such as the development, construction and testing of the Spitfire, Southampton town walls, the Mayflower, Southampton Blitz, Titanic and Viking and Saxon history. There was set to be an observation platform near the top that open 24 hours a day. There is currently a £3million Spitfire memorial planned in its place.[26][27][28]
2	Southampton Ice Rink	Leisure and residential	110	361	28	2007		Situated in Charlotte Place and St Mary's Road, the £80 million mixed use scheme would have featured a residential tower plus retail and leisure facilities including two sports halls and an Olympic ice rink with a capacity of 1,200 spectators.[29]
3	Meridian TV Site	Residential	90	295	27	2008		On the former Meridian, Southern Television and TVS Television Centre, Southampton. A new smaller scheme is going ahead[30][31][32]
4	Radisson SAS Hotel	Hotel	83	272	21	2006		[33]
5	Cedar Press Site, Royal Crescent Road	Residential	71 (75)	233 (253)	25	2009		Difference in Height reporting due to differences in AGL and AOD height.[34][35][36]
6	Millennium Hotel	Hotel	53	174	14	2006		4 star Hotel with 225 rooms, a spa, waterside restaurant, and bars.[37][38]
7	HKR Millennium	Hotel	49	161	13	2008		HKR took over plans for the Millennium Hotel with a modified 224 room design. It was hoped it would be completed by 2010 but this never materialised.[39][40][38]

Former buildings

Name	Use	Image	Height (m)	Height (ft)	Floors	Built	Demolished	Notes
South Stoneham House	Residential		49	160	16			[41]
Faraday Building (Building 21)	University		47	154	12	1960	2024 (predicted)	Currently being demolished (as of 29 November 2023) for possible asbestos inside.