Battersea is a residential district of south London inside the London Borough of Wandsworth. It is 2.9 miles 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 significant area of public housing estates constructed during the mid-20th century, practically all situated north of the key railway lines from Fairfield to Queenstown. There are four considerably significant estates; Surrey Lane Estate towards the north, Doddington and Rollo Estate, Patmore Estate to the east and the Winstanley Estate, that is identified for being the birthplace of the garage collective So Solid Crew.
There are a variety 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 soon after moving from Holloway in 1871. Other landmarks contain the New Covent Garden Market, a major vegetable and fruit wholesale marketplace, plus the now disused Battersea Power Station which was built between 1929 and 1939. There have been several redevelopment projects since the 1980s to transform the station into an entertainment and commercial centre, but so far all attempts have failed.