OAKLEY TOGETHER - VILLAGE SURVEY

Oakley’s last major village survey was completed 30 years ago this year. It provided important information for the Parish Council and groups in the village to shape changes and developments across the community.

 

We are delighted to launch the 2025 Oakley Together Surveys.

This project will provide a new snapshot of the views of residents within Oakley, young and old. Using the 1995 project as a basis, we will be able to understand changing trends whilst identifying what is important to our community as we look ahead.

We are at a crucial point in Oakley’s development. These results will be used within the creation of the Oakley Neighbourhood Plan and within the Village Hall Redevelopment project. Results will be published to the community and shared with groups and the Parish Council to inform future decisions affecting our village.

 To capture a comprehensive level of insight, there are actually 4 surveys available:

  • Household Survey: 1 per household (within Oakley Parish)

  • Adult Survey: 1 per individual aged 18 or over

  • Youth Survey: 1 per individual aged 12-17 years old

  • Children’s Survey: 1 per individual aged 5-11 years old

Example: for a family of 2 adults, 1 child age 10 and 1 child age 13 – please complete the following surveys: 1 x Household, 2 x Adult, 1 x Youth and 1 x Children.

Anonymous output and analysis of responses will be shared in early 2026. We do ask for postcode & house numbers to be input – these will be used only to ratify the response rate and allow us to ensure everyone has had the opportunity to submit a response. This data will be removed from all analysis undertaken.

 How to complete the Oakley Together Survey:

 Online: Click the links below:

Household: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/MTH7BGX

Adult: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/MTXLPLF

Youth: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/SYMSZJK

Child: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/SYMBPBB

 In person:

Attend a Survey Support session in the Village Hall on Wednesday September 10th (6pm – 9pm), Saturday October 4th (9am – 12pm) or Saturday October 11th (2pm – 5pm).

We will be on hand to answer questions, as well as having paper copies, laptops and tablets available for people to complete the survey online.

 On paper:

Please pick up copies from Oakley Village Stores, email oakleytogether@outlook.com or call/message Jo Grey on 07715 516387 (stating which surveys you need).

Please note: we do know that SurveyMonkey occasionally has a glitch when loading the survey. It does not lose any answers, so just reload the page and it will fix itself! We are chasing SurveyMonkey for a long-term solution.

 The surveys will be open until October 31st.

If you are not a resident of the parish of Oakley, please do not complete the surveys. This is for current Oakley residents only.

 If you have any questions about the survey or the usage, please talk to Sophie Brightman or Jo Grey, or email us on oakleytogether@outlook.com.