Vae
Resident Freddy
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I wouldn't say that. They've only just started on the upgrades. It's well regarded as being a deprived ignored area that desperately needs regeneration. Yes it has a few nice new builds but the structure of the place is pretty poor. Transport links are not good - only buses serve the area. There's 1 decaying train station with very few trains running to it, which is significant as it lies between clapham junction and waterloo - hundreds of trains pass through it every day without stopping. There's no underground close by.
Yes, it's not Hull or Stoke but for South London it's significantly behind it's neighbouring towns. It's on the up but it's still far from what it should be.
I work near Queenstown Road in Battersea in a nice new development/redevelopment of a old Saudia Arabian TV station. There's Battersea Park (Between Victoria and Clapham Junction) and Queenstown Road (between Waterloo and Clapham Junction) station in the area. Closest tube is probably Vauxhall which is 1 train stop or a short bus ride away. The battersea power station site is ripe for development and they're also in the process of planning the enormous redevelopment of the nine elms area including adding a new tube station to wandsworth road and it seems a 2nd to Battersea.
http://www.lambeth.gov.uk/Services/Environment/Regeneration/NineElmsOnTheSouthBank.htm
I presume this is one reason why Chelsea are looking to move to this area.