Commercial Road is the main shopping centre in Portsmouth with all the major stores here including Woolworths, WH Smiths, C&A, Virgin, Argos, Index, Littlewoods and most of the banks and building societies. There is also a bowling ally, photography shop, Jessops and many music shops. The above picture is looking down Commercial Road. The city centre has buses calling from most of the places from around the city. During Christmas there are lights and a tree put up. Old Commercial Road used to be the main shopping centre and is now home to Charles Dickens Birth Place.

The Guildhall and Portsmouth and Southsea Railway Station are situated alongside Commercial Road. There is another shopping centre at Palmerstone Road, Southsea.