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 primary parks, Battersea Park.
In 2001, Battersea had a citizenry of 75,651, but by 2011 the number stood at 73,345, noting a modest reduction. There's a big area of public housing estates constructed in the mid-20th century, virtually all situated north of the principal railway lines from Fairfield to Queenstown. There are four substantially large estates; Surrey Lane Estate towards the north, Doddington and Rollo Estate, Patmore Estate to the east and also the Winstanley Estate, which is known to be the birthplace of the garage collective So Solid Crew.
You will find numerous 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 based in Battersea after moving from Holloway in 1871. Other landmarks contain the New Covent Garden Market, a significant fruit and vegetable wholesale marketplace, plus the now disused Battersea Power Station which was constructed between 1929 and 1939. There have been several redevelopment projects since the 1980s to change the station into an entertainment and commercial centre, but to date all attempts failed.