Battersea is a residential district of south London inside the London Borough of Wandsworth. It's 4.8 km south west of Charing Cross. The district has one of southwest London’s main parks, Battersea Park.
In 2001, Battersea had a human population of 75,651, but by 2011 the number stood at 73,345, noting a slight reduction. There's a big section of public housing estates built in the mid-20th century, almost all situated north of the main railway lines from Fairfield to Queenstown. There are 4 significantly big estates; Surrey Lane Estate to the north, Doddington and Rollo Estate, Patmore Estate to the east as well as the Winstanley Estate, which is identified for being the birthplace of the garage collective So Solid Crew.
There are many notable landmarks in Battersea, one of that is the Battersea Dogs and Cats Home. Before that, the Temporary Home for Lost and Starving Dogs was primarily based in Battersea after moving from Holloway in 1871. Other landmarks consist of the New Covent Garden Market, a major fruit and vegetable wholesale market place, plus the now disused Battersea Power Station which was built between 1929 and 1939. There have already been a lot of redevelopment projects since the 1980s to convert the station into an entertainment and commercial centre, but to date all attempts failed.