Battersea

Affectionally known as ‘Nappy Valley’, Battersea is popular with young families, but also attracts single professionals who enjoy the area’s many bars, restaurants and cafes, the Battersea Arts Centre and the 200 acres of Battersea Park with its boating lake, childrens’ zoo and the famous Peace Pagoda.

Battersea

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The Battersea Affordable Art Fair is held here each year, New Covent Garden wholesale flower and produce market is a big draw, and Clapham and Wandsworth Common are within easy reach. Located in the borough of Wandsworth – with one of the cheapest Council Tax rates in the UK – Battersea property for sale includes spacious detached villas on quiet leafy streets, characterful terraces, spacious mansion blocks and cottages, as well as a selection of 1- and 2-bed Victorian conversions and prestige new-build apartments for sale at Battersea Power Station, Battersea Roof Gardens and Circus West.

Best for Schools

Top schools in Battersea include Newton Prep in Nine Elms, Thomas’s, Chesterton Primary, and Emanual and Bolingbroke are among Battersea’s best secondary schools. Northcote Road is the hub of the action with the former fruit and veg market now offering street food, clothing and arts and crafts, alongside the antiques market. Magic Garden, Osterica Antica Bologna are popular hangouts, and the area’s best Indian restaurant Holy Cow is world class.

Easy Commute

Transport links are provided by the overground at Battersea Park and Queenstown Road reaching Victoria station in 8 minutes and Waterloo in 12. The Northern Line has stations at Battersea and Nine Elms. With such excellent transport links, a lively café and restaurant scene, acres of green space, acclaimed schools and select properties for sale and rent, Battersea is one of the most popular areas in south west London to work, rest and play.