Although we did not know anything about London we made the right choice! The apartment is excellent, very well kept and with access to the garden of the owner's house (on top). John and his wife were very friendly and approachable. The surrounding area is very quiet and pleasant to live. The train (which we used for access to the airports - Gatwick and Luton - and to go to Cambridge, although we can also use go to central London) and the buses (which run all the way to central London) are only 4 minutes walk. We used more the buses because the journey costs only 1.5 pounds and for 1 hour we can pick up more buses without paying more for it. This, of course, if we have an Oyster card from Transport for London. It's all very easy if we use the City Mapper application! In the surroundings of the station there is a varied commerce, supermarket, and, for us, the icing on the cake, was to have 2 Portuguese restaurants close by (Castelo, next to Tulse Hill station and Iberico in West Norwood, just after Tulse Hill> goes well on foot): nothing like eating well and feeling welcomed! We loved this vacation. We recommend 100% John's house!