My place is right next to a fast food shop, noisy comings and goings and people hanging around outside and a constant smell of pizza etc, can't have windows open in the summer evenings as the whole place stinks. It's a maisonette I suppose technically but the address is Flat, is first floor. But does have a garden.
It's oddly shaped with doors, windows and lights in odd places, as it is a converted shop with neighbours below who are nice but I don't think they know how to shut a door rather than slam it or talk in a normal voice. Some of the other neighbours are...... Interesting to put it mildly.
It's in the arse end of beyond with a crappy bus service and no amenities unless you count the local boozer and the pizza shop. And always gets cut off in snow or very wet weather as both ends of the village flood.
I snapped their hand off and have been here ever since because I needed somewhere to live desperately and had nothing so couldn't do private rent. Apparently I'm the longest standing tenant because of the pizza shop and the other issues with it. I don't care, I'm grateful for the cheaper rent meaning at the moment I'm breaking even rather than sunk like I would be paying more in private rent. It's also secure, I have never lived so long in one place because I've private rented and either they've sold up, wanted more than I can afford or just didn't do repairs until it was unsafe for me and DD (now an adult).
Those two things far outweigh the negatives for me. Look at what you're getting rather than the negatives of it, it might be busy with people around but you'll get used to that, try not to feel intimidated, I have visited estates before like that and actually some of them had a great sense of community despite outward appearance. And tbh I experienced far more antisocial behaviour in private rent with LLs not willing to do anything about it, my ha at least are pretty good with antisocial behaviour.
It's an opportunity to get back on your feet, use it.