The village is in an ideal location. Junctions 9 & 10 of the M40 are readily accessible. Bicester town has two mainline railway stations: Bicester North which serves London Marylebone (43 minutes) and Birmingham (64 minutes). Bicester Village station serves Oxford (17 minutes) and also London Marylebone (41 minutes), making the village popular with commuters. Both Heathrow (Terminal 5) and Birmingham Airports are approximately 55 miles away.
There is a village CofE primary school at Fringford (2miles away) and a wide variety of highly regarded private schools nearby including Winchester House Prep, Stowe, Tudor Hall, and Bloxham. The picturesque Michelin starred Nut Tree Inn is just ten miles away with Soho Farmhouse and Waddesdon Manor also being within easy reach. Within 15 miles radius is the University City of Oxford, the ancient town of Woodstock with adjacent Blenheim Palace, Stowe School and Silverstone motor racing circuit.
Stratton Audley is a pretty North Oxfordshire village of some 400 people dating back to Saxon times. It is in a Conservation Area with no street lighting and is surrounded by fields and farmland with myriad footpaths and bridleways to explore and enjoy. The area is much appreciated by cyclists. It is the home of The Bicester Hunt with Whaddon Chase with many livery stables nearby and several large working farms. A good golf club and gym are at the Bicester Hotel Golf & Spa Centre 6 miles away.
To the south lies the fast expanding busy market town of Bicester with its multiplex cinema and numerous shops and supermarkets. The internationally renowned outlet centre of Bicester Village is also situated just outside the town, some 4 miles away.
Just over a mile down the road is Bicester Heritage, a site of historic interest and a new exciting destination which has quickly become an international centre of excellence for automobiles, past present and future, plus historic aircraft. Its development helps protect the surrounding area and Stratton Audley from housing developments, with no new housing permitted within the village. Despite being popular with commuters, many people work full or part time from home thanks to good broadband speeds with fibre delivery to the village. It has an active community spirit with regular events organised by local people, a popular pub 'The Red Lion' and a delightful Norman church, a barn café, dental surgery, hairdresser and aesthetics clinic, and a physiotherapy clinic.