Battersea is a residential district of south London inside the London Borough of Wandsworth. It's 2.9 miles south west of Charing Cross. The district has one of southwest London’s most important 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's a substantial area of public housing estates built during the mid-20th century, practically all situated north of the primary railway lines from Fairfield to Queenstown. There are 4 substantially large estates; Surrey Lane Estate towards the north, Doddington and Rollo Estate, Patmore Estate to the east plus the Winstanley Estate, that is recognised for being the birthplace of the garage collective So Solid Crew.
You will find a number 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 following moving from Holloway in 1871. Other landmarks contain the New Covent Garden Market, a major fruit and vegetable wholesale marketplace, and the now disused Battersea Power Station which was built between 1929 and 1939. There have already been several redevelopment projects since the 1980s to transform the station into an entertainment and commercial centre, but to date all attempts failed.