Battersea is a residential district of south London within 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 population of 75,651, but by 2011 the number stood at 73,345, noting a slight reduction. There is a large section of public housing estates built during the mid-20th century, nearly all situated north of the major railway lines from Fairfield to Queenstown. There are four substantially large estates; Surrey Lane Estate towards the north, Doddington and Rollo Estate, Patmore Estate to the east and also the Winstanley Estate, which is identified 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 based in Battersea after moving from Holloway in 1871. Other landmarks contain the New Covent Garden Market, a significant vegetable and fruit wholesale market place, and the now disused Battersea Power Station which was constructed between 1929 and 1939. There have been a lot of redevelopment projects since the 1980s to make the station into an entertainment and commercial complex, but so far all attempts have failed.