I lived at Mirjam's place for five months and my overall experience was good. The house is cozy and the two house mates are awesome. The downside is the amount of time it takes to get to the city centre, as you have to walk 10 minutes to the bus stop and then take the bus for another 20 minutes to get to Walthamstow Central to catch the tube. If you had to walk to the tube (in case of a bus strike--and I had two in 5 months)--then you would have realised that you want to be closer to the tube. For the average traveler this may not be a problem, but if you are commuting to work then you may want to reconsider.