Colchester test routes

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Practice routes around Colchester driving test centre: how long they are, the roads they use, roundabouts and speed limits.

In short: Colchester has 10 practice routes. A typical route is 8.8 miles and takes about 24 minutes (7.9–10.4 miles, 22–41 minutes). Expect about 5.8 roundabouts per route, fewer than 51% of UK test centres. Most of the driving is at 30 mph (73%), and the roads used most are Grange Way and Whitehall Road.

Updated 10 September 2026 · Source: the practice routes in the Driving Test Routes app. How these figures work

Colchester test routes at a glance

Roads that come up most around Colchester

How many of the 10 practice routes use each road.

• Grange Way10 of 10
• Whitehall Road10 of 10
• Old Heath Road9 of 10
• Haven Road8 of 10
• Mersea Road8 of 10
• Hythe Quay5 of 10
• Maudlyn Road5 of 10
• Magdalen Street5 of 10

Speed limits on the Colchester routes

Share of the driving distance at each limit.

• 20 mph3%
• 30 mph73%
• 40 mph12%
• 50 mph3%
• 60 mph8%
• 70 mph1%

What to practise for Colchester

• Roundabouts: about 5.8 per route, close to the middle of UK centres.
• Mostly 30 mph town driving (73%). Expect parked cars, pedestrian crossings and bus lanes.

Test centres near Colchester

• Clacton-on-Sea test routes · 11.0 miles
• Ipswich test routes · 16.6 miles
• Chelmsford (Hanbury Road) test routes · 22.9 miles
• Southend-on-Sea test routes · 24.2 miles
• Basildon test routes · 27.1 miles
• Bury St Edmunds test routes · 27.6 miles

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