Nappy Valley - Battersea, SW11, London, England

Battersea, SW11, London, England

The term is applied to a specific area of Battersea, between Clapham Common and Wandsworth Common, South London with a "cafe culture" of middle-class, affluent families. This area, specifically Northcote Road, lies at the bottom of a physical valley, with the River Falcon still running below the Northcote Road having been culverted by the Victorians in the late 19th Century.

Northcote Road, is also labelled 'Nappy Valley' by Will Self in his February 2010 London Review of Books Diary entry.

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