Commercial Build in Battersea

Battersea

Battersea is a residential district of south London in the London Borough of Wandsworth. It is 4.8 km south west of Charing Cross. The district has one of southwest London’s principal parks, Battersea Park.

In 2001, Battersea had a populace of 75,651, but by 2011 the number stood at 73,345, noting a modest reduction. There is a big area of public housing estates built in the mid-20th century, nearly all situated north of the primary railway lines from Fairfield to Queenstown. There are four considerably significant estates; Surrey Lane Estate to the north, Doddington and Rollo Estate, Patmore Estate towards the east plus 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 after moving from Holloway in 1871. Other landmarks include the New Covent Garden Market, a major vegetable and fruit wholesale marketplace, as well as the now disused Battersea Power Station which was constructed between 1929 and 1939. There have already been a lot of redevelopment projects since the 1980s to turn the station into an entertainment and commercial complex, but thus far all attempts failed.