Yes indeed welcome to SE23, sad that you had these feelings about Battersea as I know people who live there and find it ok, possible that you may find London cold & unfreindly as most big cities are, you hail from Devon which is a lovely part of the UK, maybe as Devon Towns are not as big as the smoke, then thats why you may have felt that Battersea was cold/unfriendly, I will agree there are many parts of London that I try and avoid at any cost, however, once you get to know us, we are not that bad

Hope you settle well into SE23