The Oxford–Cambridge Arc or Oxford–Cambridge Growth Corridor (formerly the Cambridge – Milton Keynes – Oxford corridor) is a notional arc of agricultural and urban land at about 80 km (50 mi) radius of London, in south central England. It runs between the British university cities of Oxford and Cambridge via Milton Keynes and other settlements in Bedfordshire, Buckinghamshire, Cambridgeshire, Northamptonshire and Oxfordshire, at the northern rim of the London commuter belt. It is significant only in economic geography, with little physical geography in common.
The original Oxford to Cambridge (O2C) Arc initiative was launched in 2003 by three English regional development agencies (RDAs), EEDA, EMDA and SEEDA. The aim of the initiative is to promote and accelerate the development of the unique set of educational, research and business assets and activities that characterise the area and in doing so, create an "arc of innovation and entrepreneurial activity that would, in time, be 'best in the field'".[attribution needed]
In November 2017, a report for the National Infrastructure Commission (NIC) noted that, "in 2014, the Gross Value Added (GVA) of the "corridor" was £90.5bn (2011 prices); by doubling housebuilding rates in the area, and delivering East West Rail and the Oxford–Cambridge Expressway, this [would] increase by £163bn to a GVA of £250bn".[1] In February 2021, the Government announced plans to develop the concept further,[2] but cancelled the Abingdon–Milton Keynes link of the expressway in March 2021.[3] In January 2025, Chancellor Rachel Reeves confirmed funding for the Bedford–Cambridge section of the railway,[a] stating her view that the "Oxford–Cambridge Growth Corridor" has the potential to become "Europe's Silicon Valley".[4]
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