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Loughton (London) Driving Test Routes

15 practice routes from Crown Buildings, 284 High Road, Loughton — step-by-step directions, roundabout breakdowns, and current app routes for your test.

15Routes
305Steps
108Left Turns
129Right Turns
34Roundabouts
8Lights
150 routes practised this month
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Original Published Test Routes

Step-by-step directions for all 15 original DVSA-published routes from Crown Buildings, 284 High Road, Loughton.

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DTC
Start from test centre
2
Church Hill
Turn right
3
Rectory Lane
Turn left
4
Hillyfields
Turn right
5
Pryles Lane
Turn left
6
Burney Drive
Turn left
7
Colebrook Lane
Turn right
8
Jessel Drive
At end of road, turn left
9
Willingale Rd
At end of road, turn right
10
The Broadway
At end of road, turn left
11
Chigwell Lane
At end of road, turn left
12
Abridge Rd / London Rd
At roundabout, turn left
13
Market Place
Turn left
14
Abridge Rd / Coppice Row
Turn left
15
Goldings Hill / Church Hill
Turn right
F
DTC
Return to test centre
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S
DTC
Start from test centre
2
Church Hill
Take the 1st right
3
The Uplands
Road continues
4
Carroll Hill
At end of road, turn left
5
Wellfields
At end of road, turn left
6
Rectory Lane
At roundabout, turn right
7
Goldings Hill
At roundabout, 4th exit, turn right
8
Coppice Row
Turn left
9
Piercing Hill
Take the 1st right
10
Morgan Crescent
At end of road, turn left
11
Orchard Drive
At end of road, turn left
12
Coppice Row
Road continues
13
Abridge Rd
At end of road, turn right
14
Market Place
At roundabout, turn right
15
London Rd
At roundabout, go ahead
16
Abridge Rd
At roundabout, turn right
17
Chigwell Lane
Take the 2nd left
18
Colson Rd
At end of road, turn left
19
Borders Lane
Take the 2nd right
20
Traps Hill
At end of road, turn right
21
High Rd
Take the 2nd left
F
DTC
Return to test centre
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S
DTC
Start from test centre
2
Church Hill
Take the 1st right
3
The Uplands
At end of road, turn right
4
Church Hill
At end of road, turn left
5
Traps Hill
Take the 1st right
6
Spareleaze Hill
Take the 1st right
7
Tycehurst Hill
At end of road, turn right
8
Spareleaze Hill
At end of road, turn left
9
Brook Rd
At end of road, turn right
10
Alderton Hill
At roundabout, turn left
11
Roding Rd
At traffic lights, turn left
12
Oakwood Hill
At traffic lights, turn right
13
Chigwell Lane
At roundabout, turn left
14
Abridge Rd
Take the 2nd left
15
London Rd
At roundabout, turn left
16
Market Place
Take the 1st left
17
Abridge Rd
Take the 2nd left
18
Loughton Lane
At roundabout, turn left
19
Pyrles Lane
Turn right
20
Hillyfields
At end of road, turn right
21
Rectory Lane
At roundabout
22
Church Hill
Turn right
F
DTC
Return to test centre
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S
DTC
Start from test centre
2
High Rd
Turn right
3
Upper Park
At end of road, turn left
4
Nursery Rd
Turn left
5
High Rd
At end of road, turn left
6
Spring Grove
At end of road, turn left
7
High Rd
Turn right
8
Whitehall Rd
Turn right
9
Brook Rd
Turn left
10
Epping New Rd (A104)
Turn right
11
Earls Path / Forest Rd
At end of road, turn right
12
High Rd
Turn left
13
Old Station Rd / Alderton Hill
At roundabout, turn left
14
Brook Rd / Brooklyn Avenue
At traffic lights, turn right
15
High Rd
Turn left
F
DTC
Return to test centre
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S
DTC
Start from test centre
2
High Rd
Turn left
3
Traps Hill
At end of road, turn left
4
Borders Lane
Turn left
5
Newmans Lane
At end of road, turn right
6
Rectory Lane
Turn left
7
Westall Rd
Turn right
8
Rectory Lane
Turn left
9
The Broadway / Rookwood Avenue
At end of road, turn right
10
Willingale Rd
Turn right
11
Mannock Drive
At end of road, turn left
12
Goldingham Avenue
At end of road, turn right
13
Burney Drive
At end of road, turn right
14
Pyrles Lane
At end of road, turn right
15
Englands Lane / Debden Lane / Loughton Lane
Turn left
16
Chapel Rd
Turn left
17
Coppice Row
Turn left
18
Goldings Hill (A121)
Turn left
19
Rectory Lane
Turn right
20
Wellfields
At end of road, turn right
21
Traps Hill
At end of road, turn right
22
High Rd
Turn right
F
DTC
Return to test centre
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S
DTC
Start from test centre
2
High Rd
Take the 1st left
3
Traps Hill
Take the 2nd right
4
Spareleaze Hill
Take the 1st right
5
Tycehurst Hill
At end of road, turn right
6
Spareleaze Hill
At end of road, turn left
7
Brook Rd
At end of road, turn right
8
Alderton Hill
At roundabout, turn left
9
Roding Rd
At traffic lights, turn right
10
Valley Rd
At traffic lights, turn right
11
Palmerston Rd
At end of road, turn right
12
High Rd
Take the 1st left
13
Church Rd
At traffic lights, turn right
14
Epping New Rd
At roundabout, turn right
15
Earls Path
Take the 1st right
16
Smarts Lane
Take the 1st right
17
Nursery Rd
Take the 3rd left
18
Upper Park Rd
At end of road, turn left
19
High Rd
At roundabout, turn right
20
Old Station Rd
At roundabout, turn left
21
Alderton Hill
Take the 2nd left
22
Traps Hill
At end of road, turn right
23
High Rd
Take the 2nd left
F
DTC
Return to test centre
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S
DTC
Start from test centre
2
High Rd
Turn right
3
Station Rd
Turn left
4
Alderton Hill
Turn right
5
Alderton Hall Lane
At end of road, turn left
6
Bushfields
At end of road, turn right
7
Colson Rd
At end of road, turn left
8
Rectory Lane
Turn right
9
The Broadway
Turn left
10
Willingale Rd
Turn right
11
Etheridge Rd
At end of road, turn right
12
Colebrook Lane
Turn left
13
Burney Drive
At end of road, turn left
14
Pyrles Lane
At end of road, turn right
15
Rectory Lane
At end of road, turn right
16
Goldings Hill (A121)
Turn left
17
Epping New Rd (A104)
Turn left
18
Earls Path / Forest Rd
At end of road, turn left
19
High Rd
Turn left
F
DTC
Return to test centre
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S
DTC
Start from test centre
2
Church Hill
Turn right
3
Rectory Lane
Turn left
4
Pyrles Lane
Turn right
5
Lawton Rd
At end of road, turn left
6
Westall Rd
Turn left
7
Etheridge Rd
At end of road, turn right
8
Colebrook Lane
Turn right
9
Burney Drive
At end of road, turn left
10
Jessel Drive
At end of road, turn right
11
Willingale Rd
At end of road, turn right
12
The Broadway
At end of road, turn right
13
Rectory Lane
Turn left
14
Borders Lane / Alderton Hill / Old Station Rd
At roundabout, turn left
15
High Rd
Turn right
16
Manor Rd
At end of road, turn right
17
Epping New Rd (A104)
Turn right
18
Earls Path / Forest Rd
At end of road, turn left
19
High Rd
Turn left
F
DTC
Return to test centre
This route is based on older published data. Get the current verified version on the app — with satnav navigation.
S
DTC
Start from test centre
2
Church Hill
At roundabout, go ahead
3
Golding Hill
At roundabout, 3rd exit, turn right
4
Epping Rd
At roundabout, 2nd exit, turn right
5
Station Rd
Take the 2nd right
6
Centre Drive
At end of road, turn right
7
Ivy Chimneys Rd
At end of road, turn left
8
Theydon Rd
Take the 3rd left
9
Morgan Crescent
At end of road, turn left
10
Piercing Hill
Go ahead
11
The Green
At end of road, turn right
12
Loughton Lane
At roundabout, turn left
13
Pyrles Lane
At end of road, turn left
14
Rectory Lane
Take the 1st right
15
Wellfields
Take the 1st right
16
Church Lane
At roundabout, 3rd exit, turn right
F
DTC
Return to test centre
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S
DTC
Start from test centre
2
Church Hill
At roundabout, turn right
3
Rectory Lane
Turn right
4
Newmans Lane
At end of road, turn right
5
Borders Lane / Alderton Hill / Old Station Rd
At roundabout, turn left
6
High Rd
Turn left
7
Algers Rd
Turn right
8
The Avenue
At end of road, turn left
9
Spring Grove
At end of road, turn left
10
High Rd
Turn right
11
Manor Road
At end of road, turn right
12
Epping New Rd (A104)
Turn right
13
Earls Path / Forest Rd
At end of road, turn left
14
High Rd
Turn right
15
Brooklyn Ave / Brook Rd
Turn left
16
Spareleaze Hill
At end of road, turn left
17
Traps Hill
At end of road, turn right
18
High Rd
Turn left
F
DTC
Return to test centre
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S
DTC
Start from test centre
2
High Rd
Turn left
3
Algers Rd
Turn right
4
The Avenue
Turn right
5
The Crescent
Turn right
6
The Avenue
At end of road, turn left
7
Spring Grove
Turn right
8
Hillcrest Rd
At end of road, turn right
9
Summerfields Rd
At end of road, turn left
10
Spring Grove
At end of road, turn left
11
High Rd
Turn right
12
Whitehall Rd
Turn right
13
Forest Side
At end of road, turn right
14
Rangers Rd
At end of road, turn left
15
Epping New Rd (A104)
Turn right
16
Goldings Hill (A121) / Church Hill
Turn right
F
DTC
Return to test centre
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S
DTC
Start from test centre
2
Church Hill
At roundabout, go ahead
3
Goldings Hill
At roundabout, 4th exit
4
Coppice Row
Take the 1st left
5
Piercing Hill
Take the 1st right
6
Morgan Crescent
At end of road, turn right
7
Orchard Drive
At end of road, turn right
8
Coppice Row
Take the 1st right
9
The Green
At end of road, turn right
10
Loughton Lane
At roundabout, turn left
11
Pyrles Lane
At end of road, turn right
12
Hillyfields
At end of road, turn left
13
Rectory Lane
Take the 1st right
14
Marjorams Avenue
At end of road, turn left
15
Roundmead
At end of road, turn left
16
Church Hill
Take the 1st left
17
Church Lane
At end of road, turn right
18
Church Lane
At end of road, turn left
19
Traps Hill
Take the 1st right
20
Spareleaze Hill
At end of road, turn right
21
Brook Rd
At traffic lights, turn right
22
High Rd
Turn left
F
DTC
Return to test centre
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S
DTC
Start from test centre
2
Church Hill
Turn left
3
Marjorams Ave / Hilltop
Turn left
4
Roundmead Ave
Turn right
5
Marjorams Ave
At end of road, turn right
6
Rectory Lane
Turn left
7
Pyrles Lane
Turn right
8
Lawton Rd
At end of road, turn left
9
Westall Rd
Turn right
10
Etheridge Rd
At end of road, turn left
11
Willingale Rd
Turn right
12
Jessel Drive / Castell Rd
At end of road, turn left
13
Chester Rd
Turn right
14
Pyrles Lane
At roundabout, turn right
15
Englands Lane / Debden Lane
Turn left
16
Loughton Lane
And
17
Chapel Rd
Turn left
18
Coppice Row
Turn left
19
Goldings Hill (A121) / Church Hill
Turn right
F
DTC
Return to test centre
This route is based on older published data. Get the current verified version on the app — with satnav navigation.
S
DTC
Start from test centre
2
High Rd
Turn left
3
Brooklyn Ave / Brook Rd
At end of road, turn right
4
Alderton Hill / Old Station Rd
At roundabout
5
Ollards Grove
Turn right
6
Connaught Ave
At end of road, turn left
7
Nursery Rd
Turn left
8
Upper Park / Lower Park Rd
Turn right
9
Algers Rd
Turn left
10
The Avenue
Turn right
11
The Crescent
Turn right
12
The Avenue
At end of road, turn right
13
Spring Grove
At end of road, turn left
14
High Rd
Turn right
15
Manor Rd
At end of road, turn right
16
Epping New Rd (A104)
Turn right
17
Earls Path / Forest Rd
At end of road, turn left
18
High Rd
Turn left
F
DTC
Return to test centre
This route is based on older published data. Get the current verified version on the app — with satnav navigation.
S
DTC
Start from test centre
2
Church Hill
Take the 1st right
3
The Uplands
At end of road, turn left
4
Wellfields
At end of road, turn left
5
Rectory Lane
Take the 1st right
6
Pyrles Lane
Take the 3rd right
7
Burney Drive
Take the 1st right
8
Colebrook Lane
At end of road, turn right
9
Westall Rd
At end of road, turn right
10
Rectory Lane
At roundabout, turn right
11
Goldings Hill
At roundabout, turn left
12
Epping New Rd
At roundabout, turn left
13
Earls Path
Take the 1st right
14
Smarts Lane
Take the 1st right
15
Nursery Rd
Take the 3rd left
16
Upper Park Rd
At end of road, turn right
17
High Rd
Take the 2nd left
18
The Crescent
Take the 1st right
19
The Avenue
At end of road, turn right
20
Spring Grove
At end of road, turn right
21
High Rd
At roundabout, turn right
22
Old Station Rd
At roundabout, turn left
23
Alderton Hill
Take the 1st left
24
Brook Rd
At traffic lights, turn right
25
High Rd
Take the 2nd left
F
DTC
Return to test centre
This route is based on older published data. Get the current verified version on the app — with satnav navigation.

Route & Road Guide

Road Type Split

Approximate breakdown based on road names and instructions across all 15 routes.

Residential
99%
Town / B-Roads
1%

What to Expect at Loughton (London)

  • Expect roundabouts throughout — 2.3 per route on average — Route 2 includes the most with 5, including Church Hill.
  • The 48% pass rate at Loughton (London) is broadly in line with the national average of 47.9% — this is a fair, well-rounded test where solid all-round preparation is rewarded.
  • Traffic lights appear on most routes — 8 encounters in total. Approach speed and smooth pull-away technique are both assessed.
  • Familiarise yourself with High Rd, Rectory Lane and Church Hill before your test — they come up repeatedly across the routes and knowing their junctions and speed limits will save you on the day.
  • Routes here range from 16 to 26 steps — each has a distinct character, so practising the full set is worth the time.

Tricky Spots on the Loughton (London) Test

Junctions and road sections that appear frequently and catch learners out.

1
High Road & Church Hill DTC Area
The test centre on High Road and the adjacent Church Hill are the most frequently used roads in the network. You will use High Road to leave and return on nearly every test, and Church Hill appears on most routes — practise safe positioning and observation on this busier A-road environment.
2
Rectory Lane & Pyrles Lane Residential Network
Rectory Lane and Pyrles Lane form the core residential network used across most routes. Mini roundabouts at Rectory Lane junction and Loughton Lane require full observation — these crossroads-heavy residential streets also have unsigned junctions that demand careful give-way assessment.
3
Epping New Road (A104) Forest Section
Several routes use the A104 Epping New Road — a fast, tree-lined road through Epping Forest. Speed management and forward observation are critical on this open section. Look out for junctions appearing suddenly in the forest and maintain a safe following distance from vehicles ahead.
4
Goldings Hill, Alderton Hill & Old Station Road Roundabout Cluster
Goldings Hill, Alderton Hill, and Old Station Road feature a cluster of mini roundabouts used on many routes. The junctions here connect several residential roads — treat each mini roundabout as a full roundabout, checking for approaching traffic even when the junction appears clear.
5
Coppice Row & Piercing Hill — Theydon Bois Area
A number of routes venture out to Coppice Row and Piercing Hill near the Theydon Bois area — quiet country lanes with unsigned crossroads. Reduce speed significantly on approach to each junction and be prepared for walkers, cyclists, and horse riders in this semi-rural zone.

Most Frequent Roads

These roads appear across the most routes — be sure to practise them.

RoadRoutesFrequencyTypical Feature
High Rd 11 / 15
Left turn
Rectory Lane 11 / 15
Right turn
Church Hill 9 / 15
Right turn
Pyrles Lane 8 / 15
Right turn
Epping New Rd (A104) 6 / 15
Right turn
Traps Hill 6 / 15
Right turn
Brook Rd 5 / 15
Right turn
Burney Drive 5 / 15
Left turn
Earls Path / Forest Rd 5 / 15
Left turn
Spring Grove 5 / 15
Left turn

Roundabout Analysis

The routes include 34 roundabouts across 15 routes — these are the most important.

Church Hill
Medium
Roundabout features in 3 of 15 routes
Goldings Hill
Medium
Roundabout features in 3 of 15 routes
Loughton Lane
Medium
Roundabout features in 3 of 15 routes
Rectory Lane
Medium
Roundabout features in 3 of 15 routes
Alderton Hill
Common
Roundabout features in 2 of 15 routes
Borders Lane / Alderton Hill / Old Station Rd
Common
Roundabout features in 2 of 15 routes
Epping New Rd
Common
Roundabout features in 2 of 15 routes
High Rd
Common
Roundabout features in 2 of 15 routes

Loughton (London) Test Centre

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Address
Loughton (London) Driving Test Centre
Crown Buildings, 284 High Road, Loughton, Essex, IG10 1RB
Phone
0300 200 1122 DVSA general enquiries
Amenities
Disabled Access Parking
Tests Offered
ADI part 2 ADI part 3 Car
Opening Hours
  • Mon 8:00–16:00
  • Tue 8:00–16:00
  • Wed 8:00–16:00
  • Thu 8:00–16:00
  • Fri 8:00–16:00
  • Sat Closed
  • Sun Closed
Pass Rate
48.0%
vs 47.9% national average
Waiting Time
13.0 wks
Latest DVSA data
Routes Available
15
ADI part 2, ADI part 3, Car
Avg Route Length
20
Steps (16–26 range)
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