Now, we can reveal the top 10 destinations people going in the opposite direction were headed for.
A total of 16,411 people left Portsmouth for a new life elsewhere in the UK in the same 12-month period, the Office for National Statistics figures show.
From Southampton to Brighton, here are the places draining the most people from Portsmouth.
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5. The sixth most common place people left the area for was East Hampshire, with 441 departures in the year to June 2019. Pictured is The South Downs National Park from Shoulder of Mutton Hill in the Hangers Way.
The sixth most common place people left the area for was East Hampshire, with 441 departures in the year to June 2019. Pictured is The South Downs National Park from Shoulder of Mutton Hill in the Hangers Way. Photo: Weesam2010/Flicker (labelled for reuse)
6. The fifth most common place people left the area for was Gosport, with 445 departures in the year to June 2019. Picture: Keith Woodland
The fifth most common place people left the area for was Gosport, with 445 departures in the year to June 2019. Picture: Keith Woodland Photo: Keith Woodland
7. The fourth most common place people left the area for was Winchester, with 471 departures in the year to June 2019.
The fourth most common place people left the area for was Winchester, with 471 departures in the year to June 2019. Photo: David Dixon/Geograph (labelled for reuse)
8. The third most common place people left the area for was Southampton, with 490 departures in the year to June 2019.
The third most common place people left the area for was Southampton, with 490 departures in the year to June 2019. Photo: JimChampion/WikiMedia Commons (labelled for reuse)