Near Bradford (Heaton) test centre
Rated moderate from its real manoeuvre load, 2 roundabouts, 14 turns and 8 signalled junctions across 25 navigation steps.
This is an independent 18.0 km practice loop near Bradford (Heaton) test centre, taking roughly 35 min to drive. It is NOT an official DVSA examiner route, the DVSA does not publish those, but it uses the same local roads and junction types an examiner is likely to choose.
On this route you’ll practise multiple roundabouts, 20 mph zones, residential manoeuvres, busy a-roads, independent driving and sustained concentration. Driving it a few times before your test builds the muscle memory that frees up attention for observation and decision-making on the day.
The loop is anchored by 20 catalogued landmarks, including churches, schools, shops and pubs, so you can navigate it from recognisable features rather than a memorised turn list. Rehearsing it in this way means that on test day the area already feels familiar, and your attention is free for the traffic rather than the map.
Whatever the route, your practical test follows the same national shape: an eyesight check, a couple of vehicle-safety questions, around forty minutes of general driving, one reversing manoeuvre chosen by the examiner, and roughly twenty minutes of independent driving following signs or a sat-nav. Practising on roads like these is how you make each of those elements feel routine rather than new.
Treat this route as practice, not a script. The value is not in repeating one fixed sequence but in getting comfortable with the road types, speed changes and junction patterns of the area around Bradford (Heaton) test centre, so that whatever order your examiner chooses on the day, none of it is unfamiliar. Drive it a few times, focus on smooth observation and planning, and it becomes one more stretch of road you already know, which is exactly the kind of preparation that turns nerves into confidence.
If you are practising with a supervising driver rather than an instructor, take it steadily: agree the manoeuvre spots in advance, keep to a comfortable pace, and stop to talk through anything that felt rushed. And remember the basics that apply on every road, mirrors before any change of speed or direction, signals in good time, and a following distance that gives you room to react. Those habits travel with you long after the test is passed.
What you’ll actually do on this loop, counted from its turn-by-turn directions.
This route helps you practise:
Road mix
The full 94-step drive on real, named roads (about 18.1 km). An indicative practice loop, not an official DVSA route — the roads and junctions are real, the sequence is a rehearsal.
Drive west.
17 m
Turn left onto Farfield Street.
Farfield Street133 m
Make a right U-turn to stay on Farfield Street.
Farfield Street185 m
Turn left onto Scotchman Road.
Scotchman Road296 m
Turn left.
31 m
Turn left onto Graham Street.
Graham Street85 m
Turn right onto Scotchman Road.
Scotchman Road399 m
Keep right to stay on Scotchman Road.
Scotchman Road128 m
Turn right onto Heaton Road.
Heaton Road298 m
Keep left to stay on Heaton Road.
Heaton Road366 m
Turn left onto Rose Street.
Rose Street130 m
Move left onto Church Street.
Church Street217 m
Make a right U-turn to stay on Church Street.
Church Street351 m
Turn left to stay on Church Street.
Church Street109 m
Turn right onto Cross Road.
Cross Road79 m
Turn left onto Toller Lane/B6144.
Toller Lane47 m
Turn left onto Church Street.
Church Street59 m
Turn left onto Cross Road.
Cross Road79 m
Turn right onto Toller Lane/B6144.
Toller Lane603 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 3rd exit onto Toller Lane/B6144.
71 m
Exit the roundabout onto Toller Lane/B6144.
Toller Lane231 m
Turn right to stay on Toller Lane/B6144.
Toller Lane10 m
Move right to stay on Toller Lane/B6144.
Toller Lane238 m
Turn right onto Scotchman Road.
Scotchman Road128 m
Turn right onto Jesmond Avenue.
Jesmond Avenue311 m
Turn left onto Toller Lane/B6144.
Toller Lane96 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 3rd exit.
1.6 km
Turn left onto Wood Street.
Wood Street97 m
Turn right onto Back Wood Street.
Back Wood Street27 m
Turn left to stay on Back Wood Street.
Back Wood Street44 m
Turn left onto Wood Place.
Wood Place28 m
Turn left onto Wood Street.
Wood Street151 m
Turn right onto White Abbey Road/B6144.
White Abbey Road90 m
Turn left onto Woodlands Street.
Woodlands Street138 m
Turn left onto Worthington Street.
Worthington Street39 m
Turn right onto Oxley Street.
Oxley Street77 m
Turn left onto City Road.
City Road90 m
Turn right to stay on City Road.
City Road46 m
Turn right onto Sunbridge Road.
Sunbridge Road151 m
Turn left onto Preston Street.
Preston Street546 m
Turn right onto Listerhills Road.
Listerhills Road90 m
Turn right onto Fieldhead Street.
Fieldhead Street10 m
Keep right to stay on Fieldhead Street.
Fieldhead Street110 m
Turn right onto Archibald Street.
Archibald Street90 m
Turn left onto Legrams Street.
Legrams Street45 m
Make a right U-turn to stay on Legrams Street.
Legrams Street45 m
Turn left onto Archibald Street.
Archibald Street76 m
Turn right onto Back Great Russell Street.
Back Great Russell Street175 m
Turn left onto Preston Street.
Preston Street283 m
Turn left onto Thornton Road/B6145.
Thornton Road783 m
Turn left onto Rosse Street.
Rosse Street126 m
Turn right onto Syedna Way.
Syedna Way52 m
Turn left onto Ingleby Street.
Ingleby Street167 m
Turn left onto Duncombe Street.
Duncombe Street55 m
Turn left onto Rosse Street.
Rosse Street277 m
Turn right onto Thornton Road/B6145.
Thornton Road500 m
Turn left onto Hollings Road.
Hollings Road227 m
Keep straight to stay on Hollings Road.
Hollings Road386 m
Turn right onto Whetley Lane/A6177.
Whetley Lane70 m
Turn left onto Toller Lane/B6144.
Toller Lane57 m
Keep right to stay on Toller Lane/B6144.
Toller Lane37 m
Turn right onto Church Street.
Church Street185 m
Keep right to take Heaton Road.
Heaton Road48 m
Turn right onto Rose Street.
Rose Street129 m
Make a sharp right onto Church Street.
Church Street134 m
Turn left to stay on Church Street.
Church Street167 m
Turn left onto Toller Lane/B6144.
Toller Lane95 m
Turn right onto Whetley Lane/A6177. Continue on A6177.
A6177932 m
Turn left onto Syedna Way.
Syedna Way201 m
Turn left onto Rosse Street.
Rosse Street126 m
Turn right onto Thornton Road/B6145.
Thornton Road500 m
Turn left onto Hollings Road.
Hollings Road227 m
Keep straight to stay on Hollings Road.
Hollings Road386 m
Turn left onto Whetley Lane/A6177.
Whetley Lane314 m
Turn right onto Jarratt Street.
Jarratt Street95 m
Turn left onto Macturk Grove.
Macturk Grove38 m
Turn left onto Whetley Grove.
Whetley Grove108 m
Turn left onto Whetley Lane/A6177. Continue on A6177.
A6177703 m
Turn left onto Conduit Street.
Conduit Street13 m
Turn left onto Carlisle Street.
Carlisle Street69 m
Make a right U-turn to stay on Carlisle Street.
Carlisle Street69 m
Turn right onto Conduit Street.
Conduit Street13 m
Turn right onto Carlisle Road/A6177.
Carlisle Road149 m
Turn right onto Bavaria Place.
Bavaria Place120 m
Turn right onto Church Street.
Church Street456 m
Keep right to stay on Heaton Road.
Heaton Road328 m
Turn left onto Scotchman Road.
Scotchman Road93 m
Keep left to stay on Scotchman Road.
Scotchman Road100 m
Keep left to stay on Scotchman Road.
Scotchman Road394 m
Turn left.
31 m
Turn left onto Graham Street.
Graham Street85 m
Turn right onto Scotchman Road.
Scotchman Road235 m
Turn right onto Farfield Street.
Farfield Street137 m
You have arrived at your destination.
Directions for the Bradford (Heaton) · Route 11 loop. Always drive to the road and conditions you see, not the list — signs, signals and other traffic take priority.
These are the real named features along the loop, straight from our route catalogue. Use them to recognise where you are and to anticipate the hazard each one brings, not to memorise a fixed order.
Watch for 20 mph zones, crossings and children near these.
Useful navigation anchors on the loop.
Easy landmarks to navigate the loop by.
Frequent stop-start traffic and pedestrians, keep your speed down.
Multiple roundabouts
Approach in the correct lane, signal on the exit before yours, and keep checking your mirrors as you leave.
Residential streets
Narrow residential roads mean parked cars, pedestrians and reduced visibility. Cover the brake, keep your speed down and be ready to give way.
Navigate by these 20 catalogued landmarks rather than a memorised turn list, an indicative loop, not an official DVSA route.
Masjidur Raashideen
Start near Masjidur Raashideen.
St Cuthbert and the First Martyrs' Catholic Primary School
Continue to St Cuthbert and the First Martyrs' Catholic Primary School.
Madrassah Misbahul Uloom
Continue to Madrassah Misbahul Uloom.
Meridian Nursery
Continue to Meridian Nursery.
Saint Pauls Church
Continue to Saint Pauls Church.
St Chad
Continue to St Chad.
Jamiyat Tabligh-Ul-Islam Mosque
Continue to Jamiyat Tabligh-Ul-Islam Mosque.
Westfield Garage
Continue to Westfield Garage.
Masjid Noor
Continue to Masjid Noor.
St Mary Magdalene
Continue to St Mary Magdalene.
Sunbridge Road Mission
Continue to Sunbridge Road Mission.
Fighting Cock
Continue to Fighting Cock.
Masjid Nusrat Ul Islam
Continue to Masjid Nusrat Ul Islam.
Jamia Masjid Naqshbandia Aslamia
Continue to Jamia Masjid Naqshbandia Aslamia.
Sinchro Motor Co
Continue to Sinchro Motor Co.
KFC
Continue to KFC.
Adam Masjid
Continue to Adam Masjid.
Chach Valley
Continue to Chach Valley.
Westgate Baptist Church
Continue to Westgate Baptist Church.
Manningham Mills Strike|Centenary|1890 1990
Finish back near Manningham Mills Strike|Centenary|1890 1990, completing the loop.
2 roundabouts · 16 turns · 3 sets of lights
21 turns · 3 sets of lights
6 roundabouts · 15 turns · 4 sets of lights
2 roundabouts · 23 turns · 5 sets of lights
This route is 18.0 km and takes about 35 min to drive at a steady learner pace. It is an independent practice loop near Bradford (Heaton) test centre, not an official DVSA route.