Mile Oak

Mile Oak
Eastward view along Chalky Road, Mile Oak, with the South Downs in the background
Mile Oak Location within East Sussex
Population	c. 10,300
OS grid reference	TQ255065
Unitary authority	Brighton and Hove
Ceremonial county	East Sussex
Region	South East
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	Brighton
Postcode district	BN41
Dialling code	01273
Police	Sussex
Fire	East Sussex
Ambulance	South East Coast
UK Parliament	Hove
List of places UK England East Sussex 50°51′18″N 0°13′59″W / 50.855°N 0.233°W / 50.855; -0.233

Mile Oak is a locality forming the northern part of the former parish of Portslade in the northwest corner of the city of Brighton and Hove, England. Now mostly residential, but originally an area of good-quality agricultural land, it covers the area north of Portslade village as far as the urban boundary.^[1]

Mile Oak is on the edge of the South Downs and as such has much farmland nearby; the Monarch's Way and Sussex Border Path long-distance footpaths skirt the edge of the built-up area. The first urban development occurred in the 1930s, and growth continued throughout the postwar era; houses were provided by the council, private builders and housing associations, many of them provided for people occupying substandard houses in the southern part of Portslade.^[1]

The Portslade Aldridge Community Academy is located at Chalky Road and houses a public library,^[2] although Brighton and Hove City Council announced in June 2023 that it would close the following month. Other local amenities include The Mile Oak Inn public house, the Anglican Church of the Good Shepherd and Mile Oak Farm.