Educational excellence, a proliferation of parks, a shiny new private members’ club, the lowest council tax in the UK and now the London Borough of Culture for 2025. There are many reasons to love Wandsworth and you’ll certainly hear them on repeat from loyal locals who are all firm believers in the brilliance of their south-west London home.

Less attractive, at least in the eyes of some local residents and petition-signing celebrities including Sir Mick Jagger and Eric Clapton, is the proposal for One Battersea Bridge, a 29-storey tower with 50 per cent social rent homes. The developer, Rockwell, has already traded height for more “affordable homes”. The final decision will be taken by Wandsworth council next month.

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