Battersea is a residential district of south London in the London Borough of Wandsworth. It's 2.9 miles south west of Charing Cross. The district has one of southwest London’s key parks, Battersea Park.
In 2001, Battersea had a citizenry of 75,651, but by 2011 the number stood at 73,345, noting a slight reduction. There is a big section of public housing estates built in the mid-20th century, almost all situated north of the key railway lines from Fairfield to Queenstown. There are 4 substantially significant estates; Surrey Lane Estate towards the north, Doddington and Rollo Estate, Patmore Estate towards the east and also the Winstanley Estate, which is recognised for being the birthplace of the garage collective So Solid Crew.
You will find a variety of notable landmarks in Battersea, one of which is the Battersea Dogs and Cats Home. Before that, the Temporary Home for Lost and Starving Dogs was primarily based in Battersea just after moving from Holloway in 1871. Other landmarks contain the New Covent Garden Market, a major vegetable and fruit wholesale marketplace, and also the now disused Battersea Power Station which was built between 1929 and 1939. There have been a lot of redevelopment projects since the 1980s to convert the station into an entertainment and commercial complex, but up to now all attempts have failed.