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3About Portswood
Portswood is a student-heavy suburb just north of Southampton city centre, easily reached via The Avenue (A35) from the M3 or M27. Popular with University of Southampton students, it's lined with purpose-built accommodation blocks and has that unmistakable term-time energy that transforms quiet residential streets into bustling student thoroughfares.
Where is Portswood on the map?
Portswood is in England, at 50.927, -1.390 - about 11 km south-west of Crowdhill.
How far is Portswood from where I am?
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EV Chargers in Portswood
- M27 Motorway Southbound, Southampton240 kW
- 18 Test Lane, Southampton150 kW
- 361 Shirley Road, Southampton120 kW
- Gavan Street, Southampton120 kW
- Hardley Industrial Estate, Southampton120 kW
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Play a pub crawl round in Portswood
Nine holes from pub to pub through the real streets of Portswood. Every cup is a bar somebody actually drinks in.
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What is the closest airport to Portswood?
The closest airport to Portswood is Southampton Airport, 4 km (about 6 min by car). Other airports nearby: Bournemouth Airport.
