Near Chingford test centre
Rated easy from its real manoeuvre load, 16 turns and 3 signalled junctions across 20 navigation steps.
This is an independent 21.9 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 20 mph zones, changing speed limits, 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, schools, churches and shops, 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 57-step drive on real, named roads (about 21.9 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 right onto The Green/A110.
The Green195 m
Turn left onto The Ridgeway/B169.
The Ridgeway162 m
Turn right onto Nation Way.
Nation Way13 m
Turn left.
67 m
Turn left onto St Egberts Way.
St Egberts Way14 m
Turn left onto The Ridgeway/B169.
The Ridgeway230 m
Turn right onto The Green/A110. Continue on A110.
A110773 m
Turn left onto The Four Wents.
The Four Wents119 m
Turn right onto King's Road/A110.
King's Road480 m
Turn right onto Station Road/A1069.
Station Road306 m
Turn left onto Willow Street.
Willow Street172 m
Turn right onto Mornington Road.
Mornington Road844 m
Turn left onto Kings Head Hill/A110.
Kings Head Hill96 m
Turn left onto Parkhill Road.
Parkhill Road144 m
Turn right onto Mount View Road.
Mount View Road238 m
Turn left onto Mornington Road.
Mornington Road70 m
Turn right onto Eglington Road.
Eglington Road200 m
Turn right onto Connaught Avenue.
Connaught Avenue443 m
Turn right onto Station Road/A1069.
Station Road196 m
Turn left onto Connaught Road.
Connaught Road111 m
Turn right onto Springfield Road.
Springfield Road69 m
Turn right onto Cart Lane.
Cart Lane141 m
Turn left onto Station Road/A1069.
Station Road453 m
Turn left onto King's Road/A110. Continue on A110.
A1101.3 km
Turn left onto Forest Side.
Forest Side20 m
Turn left to stay on Forest Side.
Forest Side382 m
Turn left onto Victoria Road.
Victoria Road396 m
Turn left onto Kimberley Road.
Kimberley Road365 m
Turn left onto Whitehall Road/A110.
Whitehall Road896 m
Turn left onto Whitehall Lane.
Whitehall Lane451 m
Turn left onto Epping New Road/A104.
Epping New Road228 m
Turn right onto Stag Lane.
Stag Lane203 m
Turn left onto High Road/A121.
High Road1.7 km
Turn left onto Warren Hill.
Warren Hill93 m
Turn right onto Oaklands.
Oaklands123 m
Make a right U-turn to stay on Oaklands.
Oaklands123 m
Turn left onto Warren Hill.
Warren Hill93 m
Turn right onto High Road/A121.
High Road1.5 km
Turn right onto Church Road.
Church Road262 m
Turn left onto Epping New Road/A104.
Epping New Road5 m
Turn right onto Brook Road.
Brook Road763 m
Turn left onto Whitehall Road/A110.
Whitehall Road215 m
Turn left onto Whitehall Lane.
Whitehall Lane451 m
Turn left onto Epping New Road/A104.
Epping New Road540 m
Turn right onto Church Road.
Church Road77 m
Turn right onto Trent Road.
Trent Road92 m
Turn right onto Hills Road.
Hills Road59 m
Turn left onto Epping New Road/A104.
Epping New Road866 m
Turn left onto High Road/A121.
High Road925 m
Turn left onto Church Road.
Church Road262 m
Turn left onto Epping New Road/A104.
Epping New Road540 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 5 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.
Changing speed limits
Limits change across this route (20, 30, 40 mph). Watch for repeater signs and adjust early, examiners mark you down for carrying the wrong speed into a new limit.
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.
Station Road / Chingford Station
Continue to Station Road / Chingford Station.
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.
Klashed
Continue to Klashed.
Station Road / The Green
Continue to Station Road / The Green.
Chingford Police Station
Continue to Chingford Police Station.
Kings Head
Continue to Kings Head.
Digiclear
Continue to Digiclear.
D S C Motors
Continue to D S C Motors.
Queen Elizabeth
Continue to Queen Elizabeth.
Braeside School
Continue to Braeside School.
Buckhurst Hill Store
Continue to Buckhurst Hill Store.
Glyn Hopkin Sales
Continue to Glyn Hopkin Sales.
Glyn Hopkin Repair
Continue to Glyn Hopkin Repair.
G. C. Johnson Ltd
Continue to G. C. Johnson Ltd.
Select
Continue to Select.
Bald Faced Stag
Continue to Bald Faced Stag.
Eternal Essence
Continue to Eternal Essence.
Stanley Road
Finish back near Stanley Road, 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 21.9 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.