 It covers and is home to local football club Mile Oak F.C.. A children's playground opened in 1992.A bypass for Brighton and Hove, rerouting the A27 trunk road away from inner suburban areas, was first discussed in the 1920s, but the borough and county councils only voted in favour of one in 1980–81.A route looping tightly around the northern boundary of the Mile Oak estate and the rest of the urban area was chosen.