Oakley is a sizeable village and civil parish just to the west of Bedford in Bedfordshire, traditionally named for an "oak clearing". It sits in pleasant Bedfordshire countryside and combines a mix of period cottages and more recent housing around a village centre with shops, a pub, a primary school and sports clubs, so life often centres on the green and the village hall.
Historically agricultural with medieval roots, Oakley still shows older buildings and a traditional parish church alongside modern community facilities. Many residents commute to nearby towns such as Bedford and Milton Keynes, but there remains a strong local calendar of events and a quiet, rural character valued by locals.
Postcode districts covering Oakley
Most populated places nearby
- Milton Keynes 13.7 miles22 km
- Northampton 15.9 miles25.7 km
- Luton 19.4 miles31.3 km
- Bedford 3.3 miles5.3 km
- Stevenage 23.2 miles37.3 km
- Kettering 17.7 miles28.4 km
- Kettering Town 17.5 miles28.2 km
- Corby 23 miles37 km
- Dunstable 19.8 miles31.9 km
- Wellingborough 12.1 miles19.4 km
- Bletchley 15.7 miles25.3 km
- Bletchley and Fenny Stratford 15.3 miles24.5 km
Neighbouring places
- Oakley Built-up area 0.4 miles0.6 km
- Clapham & Oakley Ward 0.7 miles1.1 km
- Clapham Built-up area 1 mile1.6 km
- Stevington Built-up area 1.6 miles2.6 km
- Milton Ernest Built-up area 1.6 miles2.6 km
- Bromham Built-up area 1.8 miles2.8 km
- Pavenham Built-up area 2 miles3.1 km
- Biddenham Parish 2.1 miles3.4 km
- Harpur Ward 2.4 miles3.9 km
- Brickhill Parish 2.5 miles4.1 km
- Queens Park Ward 2.7 miles4.4 km
- Felmersham Built-up area 2.9 miles4.6 km
Example postcodes in Oakley
MK43 7SW, MK43 7AQ, MK43 7RF, MK43 7SJ, MK43 7RZ, MK43 7SP, MK43 7RD, MK43 7TH, MK43 7SF … See all
Transport links
- Luton Airport 21.5 miles34.6 km
- Stansted Airport 37.6 miles60.6 km
- Bedford Railway Station 2.9 miles4.7 km
- Bedford St Johns Railway Station 3.6 miles5.8 km
Hotels near Oakley Ad
- Woodland Manor Hotel 3 1.5 miles2.4 km
- Verve Hotel 4 2.6 miles4.2 km
- D'parys 2.9 miles4.7 km
- Holiday Inn Express Bedford 3 4.8 miles7.8 km
- The Kingfisher Pub and Hotel 4 4.9 miles7.9 km
- Bedford Swan Hotel and Thermal Spa 4 3.4 miles5.5 km
- The Bull Hotel 4 8 miles12.8 km
- Cranfield Management Development Centre 8 miles12.9 km
- Cornfields Hotel & Restaurant 5.7 miles9.2 km
- Mitchell Hall 8.1 miles13 km
Schools in Oakley
- Lincroft Academy Secondary
- Oakley Primary Academy Primary
Local points of interest
- Moot Hall Museum 4.4 miles7 km
- Santa Pod Raceway Recreation 5.6 miles9 km
- Redbourne College College 10.6 miles17 km
- Nene Park Stadium 11.3 miles18.2 km
- Flitwick Moor Nature reserve 11.9 miles19.1 km
- Silsoe College - Cranfield University College 12.2 miles19.6 km
- Wrest House Estate 12.2 miles19.6 km
- Theatre MK Theatre 13.2 miles21.3 km
- Linford Wood Forest 13.3 miles21.4 km
- Milton Keynes Xscape Shopping centre 13.4 miles21.5 km
- Woburn Abbey Estate 13.5 miles21.7 km
- Stanton Wood Forest 13.6 miles21.9 km