Dominic is a wonderful host and although he was out of station when we stayed, he arranged everything flawlessly and even got the keys delivered to our hotel. He was always accessible and his apartment has good heating, excellent bathroom, two TVs, Netflix and a fully equipped kitchen.
The name of the bus stop in from of apartment is 'Holcroft Road' and apartment is in front of a primary school. When going to Central London, there are multiple choices either directly through bus or nearby tube stations of Benthal Green or Mile end.
I also came across some concerns about area of Hackney while searching for apartments but I found the locality to be very good and there is nothing wrong with anything.
Nearby Tesco was a big plus.