Which is the best channel to use - on overcrowded wireless network ?

Hi,
I've had my Airport Express network going for just over a year with no problems, until the last month when my neighbours have all got Broadband for Christmas and now my network is very unstable and I cannot play more than 2 minutes of music until the network disconnects - I have not changed anything in months because "it just worked."
I found a nifty utility for my iMac which shows other wireless networks and the strength of the signal.
Three other networks show up, on channels 1 or 11 they all have stonger signals than me even though they are 10 Meters away through brick walls (my closest neighbours do not have wireless, so I am assuming it must be at least two houses away in either direction.)
I have changed my network to run on channel 7 and iTunes now streams properly without regular drop-outs.
Now, I am wondering, my network is set-up as "hidden" and does not show up in the network scanning utility, so logically some of my neighbours may also have "hidden" networks - how can I tell if any of them are using the same channel as me ?
Anyone got any ideas or advice ?
Thanks

I use the 'iStumbler Spectrum widget', which shows me how much congestion there is. After identifying where the most congestion is, its simply a matter of identifying which of the channels without much congestion works best for you. There isn't really a magic formula, though trying different settings until you have a better signal to noise ratio is all I can suggest.
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