Gardens here
Wide range. Historic dockside terraces (Old Gosport, Forton, Brockhurst) with very small walled rear yards. 1950s-70s council and private estates with mid-size suburban gardens. Newer waterfront developments around Stokes Bay and Haslar Marina with smaller, more architectural plots.
Garden sizes vary from ten square metres in some Victorian terraces to several hundred in the older suburbs. Salt exposure is a factor on the seaward side around Stokes Bay and Haslar — see building for the salt cycle for what that changes in the spec. Underneath, Gosport sits on the Palaeogene clay, silt and sand the British Geological Survey maps across the wider Portsmouth-harbour coastal plain, with made ground common close to the water; worth checking with a trial hole before a patio's designed, the same principle covered in soils across the Solent.
Working the area
Thirty to thirty-five minutes from the studio via the M27 and A27. Selective work — full hardscape briefs and considered builds rather than small piecemeal jobs.
Material decisions
Choice depends heavily on which Gosport. Terrace yards want tight, tidy palettes — one paving material, simple edging, minimal joinery. Suburban gardens accept the full studio range. Waterfront housing benefits from coastal specification (porcelain, marine-grade stainless, salt-tolerant planting).
In practice
The studio archive doesn't yet feature a Gosport project. The closest reference builds are in Warsash, twenty minutes away by water (longer by road).
Discuss a Gosport briefFrequently asked
Do you work in Gosport?
Yes, selectively — thirty to thirty-five minutes from the studio. We take on full hardscape briefs and considered builds rather than small piecemeal jobs, given the drive.
What's the ground like in Gosport?
Mostly Palaeogene clay, silt and sand, per the British Geological Survey's mapping of the Portsmouth-harbour coastal plain, with made ground turning up on some waterside plots. Worth a trial hole before anything's designed — more in soils across the Solent.
Have you built in Gosport before?
Not yet. The closest reference builds are across the water in Warsash — twenty minutes by boat, longer by road.