Is North End Portsmouth Dying?

Is North End Portsmouth Dying? The Brutal Truth About London Road Is North End Portsmouth collapsing in front of us? In this walking tour down London Road, I take a hard, unfiltered look at what’s happened to one of Portsmouth’s most iconic high streets and ask the question locals are quietly thinking… Has North End been left to rot? Once packed with thriving independent shops, national retailers, busy pavements and proper community spirit, North End used to be a destination. Now? Boarded-up units. Empty shops. Businesses disappearing. Footfall nowhere near what it was. So what went wrong? Was it: • Online shopping? • Out-of-town retail parks? • Council decisions? • Rising rents? • Changing communities? • Or simple neglect? This isn’t a nostalgia trip it’s a reality check. I walk the street, show you exactly what it looks like today, and open the floor for honest discussion about the future of Portsmouth’s high streets. Because this isn’t just about North End. It’s about what’s happening across the UK. 📍 Location: North End – London Road – Portsmouth, Hampshire ⸻ 💬 Let’s Talk Do you think North End is dying? Or are people overreacting? Who’s responsible, if anyone? Drop your memories, opinions and stories below. Let’s have the conversation. 🔔 Subscribe for more honest Portsmouth content: • Lost pubs of Portsmouth • Abandoned cinemas • Then & now comparisons • Local history with no sugar-coating • Street-level reality 👉 Subscribe here:    / @scottreviewsthings   ⸻ ☕ Support The Channel If you want to support independent local content: PayPal: https://www.paypal.me/ScottReviewsThings Buy Me A Coffee: www.buymeacoffee.com/ScottReviewsThings Channel Memberships:    / @scottreviewsthings   ⸻ #NorthEndPortsmouth #Portsmouth #UKHighStreet #PortsmouthHistory #UrbanDecline #LondonRoad #ScottReviewsThings