In the centre of the village is a duck pond surrounded by thatched dwellings. The duck pond is inhabited by [[mallard ducks]] and [[coots]].{{Citation needed|date=April 2020}} The village is supplied with local tradesmen, has a surgery (part of a shared practice with the next village of Overton), a central convenience store with a post office, a local butcher's, a cake shop,<ref>{{Cite web|title=Cakes by Maze Instagram|url=https://www.instagram.com/cakesbymaze/|url-status=live}}</ref>, multiple estate agents (Brockenhurst,<ref>{{Cite web|title=Brockenhurst Estate Agents|url=https://www.brockenhurst.info/about|url-status=live}}</ref>, Jacobs<ref>{{Cite web|title=Jacobs|url=https://jacobs.properties/about/|url-status=live}}</ref>), pharmacy, an arts and crafts shop,<ref>{{Cite web|title=Craft Kits N Bits|url=https://www.craftkitsnbits.com/|url-status=live}}</ref>, a Co-Op store (opened in December 2020), a local window cleaner<ref>http://www.oakleywindowcleaning.co.uk</ref> and a dental practice.<ref>http://www.oakleydentalpractice.co.uk</ref> There are three public houses, the Barley Mow, The Fox (on the B3400) and The Beach Arms. A coffee shop was an addition to the village. In Meon Road there is a beauty salon, a hairdresser salon and a well stocked charity shop. Its [[Oakley (Hampshire) railway station|railway station]], originally on the [[West of England Main Line]], closed in 1963, and the buildings are now used by other businesses. The village allotment site is next to the old railway station.<ref>[http://www.envf.port.ac.uk/hantsgaz/hantsgaz/s0004959.htm Old Hampshire Gazetteer, Oakley Station, Oakley<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> Situated to the west of the village is [[Oakley Hall, Hampshire|Oakley Hall]], an 18th-century [[Georgian era|Georgian]] manor that is now a hotel, used for weddings, special celebrations and corporate events.<ref>[http://www.oakleyhall-park.com/ Oakley Hall<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>
