Battersea Power Station records strongest summer to date

Battersea Power Station has experienced its “strongest” summer to date, having recorded a 17% rise in footfall year-on-year from mid-July to the end of August. 

According to the London destination shopping centre, total visitor numbers exceeded 22 million since it opened to the public for the first time in its history in October 2022. 

Battersea Power Station has attributed its popularity to the number of events, installations and pop-ups it had organised throughout the summer.

Among its line-up of retailers, fashion brands inside the Power Station and on Electric Boulevard performed particularly well over the summer as sales rose by 21% compared to the same period last year. 

In the first half of 2024, Battersea Power Station averaged a new brand opening every month, bringing the total number of shops, restaurants, bars and leisure venues to more than 150 across the neighbourhood. 

The shopping destination has more openings scheduled before the end of the year, including a mix of hospitality and retailers like Holland and Barrett and Swarovski. 

Sam Cotton, head of asset management at Battersea Power Station Development Company (BPSDC), said: “Battersea Power Station has gone from strength-to-strength since its opening in 2022. We’re consistently growing our footfall and continuing to attract world-class brands to our ever-expanding offering, which draws thousands of people of all ages every day to shop, eat, live, work and play.

“This summer has really demonstrated the strength of having such a diverse mixed-use offering. Every aspect of the development has seen brilliant growth over the past few months, from office leasing at 50 Electric Boulevard, through to residential and retail sales.” 

He added: “Each component supports and sustains the others, building on each area’s success to make Battersea Power Station one of London’s buzziest neighbourhoods.”