I stayed with Sophie for a month and it was an amazing experience! It was my first time staying with a "live-in landlord", but Sophie was extremely friendly, kind, generous, and hospitable :) I would 10/10 recommend staying at her beautiful place, which is full of her unique finishings and is really well maintained! Ed, her equally kind and considerate friend, was also staying in her house at the same time I was there; and we would often all catch up in the kitchen around mealtimes, however, my personal downtime was never interrupted - which was lovely.
There are a few tubes within 10-20min walking distance and loads of bus stops which can get you all over London. Columbia Road Flower market was super cute on Sundays and literally 1 minute's walking distance from the house. It was also really easy for me to meet my friends out in Shoreditch and Hackney! Bricklane is also really close by & there is a PureGym about 10 minutes away too. The location is really ideal!