Near To:
Clapham - Wandsworth - Chelsea
Hotels in surrounding postcodes:
SW3
SW6
SW8
SW10
SW18
Stations in Battersea SW11:
Clapham Junction
London Fare Zone: 2
London Borough: Wandsworth
Battersea is 3.2 miles from central London (Piccadilly Circus)
Battersea is the area that takes in the postcode of SW11. Its northern border is
the River Thames with Chelsea to the other side. Nearest crossing points are
Wandsworth, Battersea and Albert bridges. Along York Road, Battersea park Road
and Battersea High Street is a major shopping areas with a large range of shops,
bars and amenities. On its Eastern border is the large open space and events
venue of the 200 acre Battersea Park (famously a place for duelling in past
centuries). Large parts of the area are residential with some lower class but
quite a number of middle class properties. Its relatively recently that the area
has become fashionable with the growth in wine bar type bars along with
desirable housing often on ground once used for factories. The area is popular
with visitors wishing to be close to the centre of London but not in the most
expensive areas. For years the location was dominated by the disused Battersea
Power Station which was a protected building which is adjacent to Chelsea
Bridge. Currently its planned to turn the building into an entertainment centre.
Notable is the busy helipad located near the junction of Lombard Road and York
Road by the banks of the Thames. Battersea is synonymous with the dogs and cats
home for strays and wanted animals, however this is actually under the SW8
postcode.
Historically this location was farmland noted for pig breeding and for
cultivating of Lavender. Like many of the surrounding locations modern growth
occurred with the coming of the railways which came to this area in 1838.

From Central London: 3.4 miles
Southampton House,
200 York Road,
London,
SW11 3SA
Location: Battersea, Wandsworth, Fulham
Situated on the south side of the River
Thames and close to two bridges at Wandsworth and Battersea, easy links to places like Fulham and Chelsea to
the North.
Onsite cash machine.