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 miles
- Northampton 15.9 miles
- Luton 19.4 miles
- Bedford 3.3 miles
- Stevenage 23.2 miles
- Kettering 17.7 miles
- Kettering Town 17.5 miles
- Corby 23 miles
- Dunstable 19.8 miles
- Wellingborough 12.1 miles
- Bletchley 15.7 miles
- Bletchley and Fenny Stratford 15.3 miles
Neighbouring places
- Oakley Built-up area 0.4 miles
- Clapham & Oakley Ward 0.7 miles
- Clapham Built-up area 1 mile
- Stevington Built-up area 1.6 miles
- Milton Ernest Built-up area 1.6 miles
- Bromham Built-up area 1.8 miles
- Pavenham Built-up area 2 miles
- Biddenham Parish 2.1 miles
- Harpur Ward 2.4 miles
- Brickhill Parish 2.5 miles
- Queens Park Ward 2.7 miles
- Felmersham Built-up area 2.9 miles
Example postcodes in Oakley
MK43 7RG, MK41 6AB, MK43 7RJ, MK43 7SS, MK43 7SG, MK43 7SW, MK43 7RS, MK43 7TB, MK43 7SB … See all
Transport links
- Luton Airport 21.5 miles
- Stansted Airport 37.6 miles
- Bedford Railway Station 2.9 miles
- Bedford St Johns Railway Station 3.6 miles
Hotels near Oakley Ad
- Woodland Manor Hotel 3 1.5 miles
- Verve Hotel 4 2.6 miles
- d'Parys 2.9 miles
- Embankment Hotel 4 3.5 miles
- Mercure Bedford Centre Hotel 4 3.4 miles
- Albero Bedrooms 3.3 miles
- Holiday Inn Express Bedford 3 4.8 miles
- Bedford Swan Hotel 4 3.4 miles
- Bedford Town Centre (Riverside) hotel 3 3.3 miles
- Premier Inn Bedford Town Centre 3 3.3 miles
Schools in Oakley
- Lincroft Academy Secondary
- Oakley Primary Academy Primary
Local points of interest
- Moot Hall Museum 4.4 miles
- Santa Pod Raceway Recreation 5.6 miles
- Redbourne College College 10.6 miles
- Nene Park Stadium 11.3 miles
- Flitwick Moor Nature reserve 11.9 miles
- Silsoe College - Cranfield University College 12.2 miles
- Wrest House Estate 12.2 miles
- Theatre MK Theatre 13.2 miles
- Linford Wood Forest 13.3 miles
- Milton Keynes Xscape Shopping centre 13.4 miles
- Woburn Abbey Estate 13.5 miles
- Stanton Wood Forest 13.6 miles