I live right at the edge of a New Forest town in a residential area. You could say right against the forest fence.
And for interest I installed inSSIDer.
I would have thought there would be a lot of wifi traffic showing up on inSSIDer, but none ever seems evident. All that ever shows is me. So I am thinking either I live in an area, whose residents are not users of wifi connections, or I have set something up incorrectly.
Your comments please! Also from what distance would ibSSIDer pick up a network?