Traditional county: London · Unitary authority: Greater London · Region: London
Explore Battersea, London with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Battersea map and move it around to re-centre it. You can change between standard map view and satellite map view by clicking the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. You can use the zoom buttons on the lower right side of the map to zoom in or out to street-level detail. You will find live weather, local and world news below.
This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Battersea, London, England. Use the Map and Satellite buttons above to switch between street map and aerial imagery views. Use the + and − buttons to zoom in or out, or scroll your mouse wheel while holding the Control key to zoom. On a touchscreen, use a two-finger pinch gesture to zoom in and out.
Click ⛶ Fullscreen to expand the map to fill your screen for a larger view. To return to the normal page view, press the Escape key on your keyboard, click the ✕ Exit Fullscreen button that appears above the map, or on a mobile device tap the back button (Android) or the close icon (iOS).
Drag the map to pan to any area of London or beyond. Switch to Satellite view to see high-resolution aerial photography of Battersea and surrounding areas, including streets, buildings, parks and waterways.
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| Place | Battersea |
| Traditional County | London |
| Unitary Authority | Greater London |
| District / Borough | Wandsworth |
| Region | London |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 51.470148 |
| Longitude | -0.171423 |
| Place Type | Other Settlement |
Battersea reveals itself as a landscape of shifting industrial ghosts and modern glass, carved by the slow, tidal pulse of the Thames. It lies 2.9 miles south-west of City of Westminster (from City of Westminster: bearing 222°T, OS grid TQ 271 761). The river here carries a particular weight, reflecting the soot-stained memory of power stations and the quiet aspiration of the new residential towers that now scrape the skyline. Residents often find a moment of stillness in Harroway Gardens, where the clipped hedges offer a brief, green respite from the relentless hum of the capital. Beyond the thoroughfares, the red-brick Victorian terraces of Battersea hold their ground, tight-knit and resolute against the encroachment of the contemporary. The air near Ransome’s Dock retains a faint, metallic tang, a lingering echo of the days when barges ferried coal and grain into the heart of the capital. History remains a palpable layer here, not as a museum piece, but as a living friction between the old wharf-side brick and the polished surfaces of the present. One might wander from the quietude of Christchurch Gardens into the bustling arteries of the district, feeling the persistent, rhythmic vibration of a place that has always traded on movement and transformation.
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Explore Battersea, London, with an embedded street and satellite map - switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 51.470148, -0.171423. Live weather conditions and 7-day forecasts are provided through Open-Meteo, while real-time local and world news feeds help keep the page current. Wikipedia and editorial summaries provide additional local information and context.
Location data is sourced from OS Open Names © Crown copyright and database rights 2024, Ordnance Survey, Open Government Licence v3.0, and verified by coordinates.
| Page built | August 2026 |
| Location data | OS Open Names © Crown copyright and database rights 2024. Ordnance Survey. Open Government Licence v3.0. |
| County data | Traditional county boundaries. Modern unitary authority: OS Open Names / ONS Geography. |
| Coordinates | WGS84 decimal degrees derived from OS National Grid (OSGB36) |
| Wikipedia validation | Article content matched by Wikipedia category membership (e.g. “Villages in Derbyshire”) and name verification against OS Open Names data. |