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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9. The second most common place people left the area for was Fareham, with 986 departures in the year to June 2019. Picture: Sarah Standing
The second most common place people left the area for was Fareham, with 986 departures in the year to June 2019. Picture: Sarah Standing Photo: Sarah Standing

10. The most common place people left the area for was Havant, with a whopping 2,165 departures in the year to June 2019. Picture: Robert Pragnell
The most common place people left the area for was Havant, with a whopping 2,165 departures in the year to June 2019. Picture: Robert Pragnell Photo: Robert Pragnell
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