It is surrounded by the following local areas: The village is largely taken up by the Rampton Hospital grounds, and ex-staff housing.

The farmhouse was sold to the Government when the area was chosen for the building of a high security psychiatric hospital.

[2] In the 1990s the residence blocks were converted into offices and are presently located within the outer perimeter fence of the hospital.

The staff club, shop, post office, tennis courts, bowling green and cricket pavilion were demolished to make way for a new control room and entry building on completion of the new perimeter fence in 2003.

[2] Woodbeck village maintains a publicly accessible community centre and shop/cafe/licensed bar in the Rampton hospital grounds.