Possibly I have the 'creepiest' neighbors ever?

I’ve lived at this new address for over a year now. I am born British but haven’t lived here for many years.

My neighbors are freaking me out.

Right from the word go they seemed to give off an odd vibe. Sort of peeping through the slats in the fence vibe. One day I was walking in town and one of the two (two elderly women) was standing in the road. She stood dead still, glared at me as I walked past her and almost sneered.

They look into my living room when in their garden or walking up the path. If I see one in town they walk past with horrible sneers on their faces. In our back gardens, where they are a few feet away they whisper and peep.

Ugh! it is not just me, it is driving my SO mad, who visits often. They are odd. I never see people going there, friends or other. They are always at home and never out. There is this horrible ‘stench’ of hatred coming through the walls.

Long story, but I was told I was a ‘foreigner’. Anyway, how do you deal with people like that? Most times I just ignore them of course, most times I don’t care, until that is, they peep into my living room or sneer at me. I want to move but cant afford to. It’s really hard, as I suffer from depression to start off with. There is a nice neighbor a few doors away who I wish I could chat to or make friends with. How do you make friends with a neighbor a few doors away from you? The neighborhood in general seems sort of very ‘closed’ to new people. Any suggestions helpful.