I can relate to this too
I don't venture out much but as my little car has been off the road for a while I have to rely on DH for everything like getting milk or bread as it is a good mile down a trunk road full of lorries and no pavement to nearest bust stop. Terrifying
However our plot is really quiet so the slightest noise sets dogs off barking keeping me constantly on edge just incase !
Sometimes I wish we were more urban
However I do count myself lucky to live in such beautiful surroundings ( even if a little muddy at times )
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We are house and cat sitting for my DH's brother and wife. They live in a beautiful riverside house in the East Midlands. The house is gated.
We have only been here since Monday but I am going slowly more doolally at the feeling of quiet and isolation.
They have triple glazing so I can only hear my tinnitus bashing away. 
We have gone out and about everyday to keep me sane but I am counting the minutes, hours, days till we return to our lovely little house in a bustling small town in the Thames Valley.
If we ever have to move it is imperative that we choose somewhere to walk easily to some decent shops, a place where there are plenty of small cafés, and activities such as WI and U3A to keep me occupied.
I can't even watch my programmes that I stream on my IPad (tennis from around the world, Scandi Noir series, films etc) because they don't have unlimited Broadband.
I know I may sound very selfish, but my DH who rarely complains is also feeling trapped in this isolated paradise.
Give me a noisy High Street and plenty of passersby in exchange for just watching some bl**dy ducks on the river.
I've got cabin fever arghhhhhhhh !
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