Battersea is a residential district of south London within 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 small reduction. There's a big section of public housing estates built in the mid-20th century, nearly all situated north of the key railway lines from Fairfield to Queenstown. There are four substantially big estates; Surrey Lane Estate towards the north, Doddington and Rollo Estate, Patmore Estate to the east and 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 that is the Battersea Dogs and Cats Home. Prior to 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 major fruit and vegetable wholesale market, as well as the now disused Battersea Power Station which was constructed between 1929 and 1939. There have already been lots of redevelopment projects since the 1980s to make the station into an entertainment and commercial centre, but to date all attempts failed.