The apartment is in a rapidly developing part of East London which is a mixutre of old and new. There is little of interest in the immediate area, but there are good transport links into central London (a 30 to 40 minute journey).
The apartment itself is modern but a little unloved. There are minor maintenance issues of which the host is aware; two of the four radiators are not working and the freezer door is broken. The problem seems to be the ability of the host to handle these problems at present: during my stay, the cistern in the bathroom leaked and I had to arrange a plumber to fix it. The host paid promptly for the repair, but ideally should have sourced a plumber themselves.
The apartment was also not cleaned properly prior to my arrival. The host said that their cleaner had spent three hours on cleaning, but I had to do a lot of cleaning in my first few days to get the place up to standard.
By London standards, this apartment is fairly cheap, so if you don't mind a bit of cleaning and some maintenance issues, this may be the one for you.