Near Chingford test centre
Rated easy from its real manoeuvre load, 2 roundabouts, 12 turns and 2 signalled junctions across 17 navigation steps.
This is an independent 14.0 km practice loop near Chingford test centre, taking roughly 25 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 stations, churches, shops and schools, 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 Chingford 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 45-step drive on real, named roads (about 14.0 km). An indicative practice loop, not an official DVSA route — the roads and junctions are real, the sequence is a rehearsal.
Drive southeast on Connaught Avenue.
Connaught Avenue21 m
Turn right onto Station Road/A1069.
Station Road682 m
Turn left onto King's Road/A110.
King's Road579 m
Turn left onto The Four Wents.
The Four Wents119 m
Turn right onto King's Road/A110.
King's Road351 m
Turn left onto Scholars Road.
Scholars Road236 m
Turn left onto Brodie Road.
Brodie Road182 m
Turn right onto Mayfield Road.
Mayfield Road161 m
Turn right onto Horsley Road.
Horsley Road100 m
Turn right onto Hortus Road.
Hortus Road113 m
Turn right onto Brodie Road.
Brodie Road103 m
Turn left onto Mayfield Road.
Mayfield Road275 m
Turn right onto Larkshall Road/B160.
Larkshall Road957 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto Larkshall Road/B160.
28 m
Exit the roundabout onto Larkshall Road/B160.
Larkshall Road356 m
Turn right onto Larkshall Crescent.
Larkshall Crescent127 m
Make a sharp left to stay on Larkshall Crescent.
Larkshall Crescent21 m
Turn left to stay on Larkshall Crescent.
Larkshall Crescent13 m
Turn right to stay on Larkshall Crescent.
Larkshall Crescent106 m
Turn left onto Larkshall Road/B160.
Larkshall Road353 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 1st exit onto New Road/A1009.
6 m
Exit the roundabout onto New Road/A1009.
New Road97 m
Turn left onto Mead Crescent.
Mead Crescent149 m
Turn left to stay on Mead Crescent.
Mead Crescent63 m
Turn left to stay on Mead Crescent.
Mead Crescent149 m
Turn right onto New Road/A1009.
New Road103 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 1st exit onto Larkshall Road/B160.
12 m
Exit the roundabout onto Larkshall Road/B160.
Larkshall Road1.1 km
Turn right onto King's Road/A110.
King's Road277 m
Turn right onto Friday Hill/B146.
Friday Hill554 m
Turn left onto Normanton Park.
Normanton Park210 m
Turn right onto Groveside Road.
Groveside Road140 m
Turn left onto Bluehouse Road.
Bluehouse Road429 m
Turn right onto Normanton Park.
Normanton Park321 m
Turn right onto Whitehall Road/A110.
Whitehall Road1.2 km
Turn left to stay on Whitehall Road.
Whitehall Road14 m
Turn left to stay on Whitehall Road.
Whitehall Road63 m
Turn left to stay on Whitehall Road.
Whitehall Road14 m
Turn right onto Whitehall Road/A110.
Whitehall Road280 m
Turn right onto Brook Road.
Brook Road763 m
Turn right onto Epping New Road/A104.
Epping New Road535 m
Turn right onto Whitehall Lane.
Whitehall Lane450 m
Turn right onto Whitehall Road/A110. Continue on A110.
A1101.8 km
Turn right onto Station Road/A1069.
Station Road435 m
You have arrived at your destination.
Directions for the Chingford · Route 16 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.
Expect busier traffic, pick-ups and pedestrians around these.
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.
Chingford Station
Start near Chingford Station.
North Chingford Methodist Church
Continue to North Chingford Methodist Church.
Our Lady of Grace and St Teresa
Continue to Our Lady of Grace and St Teresa.
Station Road / Chingford Station
Continue to Station Road / Chingford Station.
Annie’s Ironing
Continue to Annie’s Ironing.
Chingford C of E Primary School (Infants)
Continue to Chingford C of E Primary School (Infants).
Kings Road Baptist Church, Chingford
Continue to Kings Road Baptist Church, Chingford.
Silverthorne Medical Centre
Continue to Silverthorne Medical Centre.
Larkshall
Continue to Larkshall.
St Anne's
Continue to St Anne's.
St Anne's Church & Community Centre
Continue to St Anne's Church & Community Centre.
Dovecote
Continue to Dovecote.
Little Miracles Nursery
Continue to Little Miracles Nursery.
Glyn Hopkin Repair
Continue to Glyn Hopkin Repair.
Glyn Hopkin Sales
Continue to Glyn Hopkin Sales.
Kings
Continue to Kings.
Animal SOS
Continue to Animal SOS.
Stanley Road
Continue to Stanley Road.
Station Road / The Green
Continue to Station Road / The Green.
Unique Locksmith
Finish back near Unique Locksmith, completing the loop.
1 roundabout · 17 turns · 2 sets of lights
2 roundabouts · 20 turns · 2 sets of lights
4 roundabouts · 13 turns · 3 sets of lights
3 roundabouts · 14 turns · 1 set of lights
This route is 14.0 km and takes about 25 min to drive at a steady learner pace. It is an independent practice loop near Chingford test centre, not an official DVSA route.