Reading town centre is located approximately 1.1 miles to the east of the Curzon Club and offers an excellent shopping and leisure experience. There are a number of stores located in both the Oracle Shopping Centre and on Broad Street, including John Lewis, Marks & Spencer, Zara, H&M, Office and Next. Overlooking the Kennett and Avon canal are numerous bars and restaurants such as Nando’s, Las Iguanas, Pizza Express, Yo Sushi! and Cote Brasserie.

Further to the west of the site are the more urban areas of Tilehurst and Calcot, where a number of retail outlets can be found including Ikea, Sainsburys, Asda, Waitrose, Next, Dunelm and Porsche.

There are a number of schools locally and in the surrounding area, including Wilson Primary School, Ranikhet Academy, King’s Academy Prospect - all rated good by Ofsted in their most recent inspections. In central Reading there are two well respected grammar schools, Kendrick School for girls, and Reading School for boys.

Close to the site are several parks including, West Village Park circa 150 metres to the North West and Kensington Park circa 230 metres to the South. Approximately 1 mile to the South is Prospect Park, Readings Largest open space which offers views across the Kennet Valley. The park offers a number of sporting facilities with tennis courts, football pitches, and a children's park. Also located in the park is a Harvester restaurant. Further west in Calcot is the Calcot Park Gold Course which offers an 18 hole, Par 70 course.

Reading is well located along the Thames Valley corridor with access to good road networks, including the M$ (east and west), A33 to Basingstoke and the A329 (M) to Bracknell.

Reading railway station offers extensive services to the north west, including Birmingham, west towards Penzance and the direct services to London Paddington. The Elizabeth ne also offers direct services into central London.

The nearest airports to Reading are London Heathrow, followed by London Gatwick.