Contemporary Lavender Hill
Lavender Hill is now principally a shopping street along much of its length, starting from the landmark Arding and Hobbs building (now part of Debenhams), a number of specialist food and music outlets, a large supermarket, many (c.15) estate agents including Courtenay, Winkworth and many other well known companies. There is a larger concentration of restaurants and bars along the flatter section atop the hill, where Lavender Hill police station and the Battersea Arts Centre are to be found and towards the eastern end of the street.
The traders' association runs the annual Lavender Festival, to raise the profile of the street as a shopping and entertainment destination.
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