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

In short: Newtown has 10 practice routes. A typical route is 9.4 miles and takes about 29 minutes (6.3–13 miles, 25–41 minutes). Expect about 4.3 roundabouts per route, fewer than 64% of UK test centres. Most of the driving is at 20 mph (44%), and the roads used most are Park Street and Longbridge Street.

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

Newtown test routes at a glance

Roads that come up most around Newtown

How many of the 10 practice routes use each road.

• Park Street10 of 10
• Longbridge Street9 of 10
• Commercial Street7 of 10
• Lower Canal Road7 of 10
• Pool Road7 of 10
• New Road7 of 10
• New Church Street7 of 10
• Canal Road6 of 10

Speed limits on the Newtown routes

Share of the driving distance at each limit.

• 20 mph44%
• 30 mph10%
• 40 mph17%
• 60 mph29%

What to practise for Newtown

• Roundabouts: about 4.3 per route, close to the middle of UK centres.
• Lots of 20 mph driving (44% of the distance). Watch your speed on residential streets and near schools.
• Faster roads too: 29% of the distance is at 50 mph or more. Practise joining, keeping a safe gap and making progress.
• Longer drives: a typical route takes 29 minutes, so build stamina with full-length practice sessions.

Test centres near Newtown

• Oswestry test routes · 25.6 miles
• Ludlow test routes · 28.1 miles
• Shrewsbury test routes · 29.2 miles
• Bala test routes · 29.8 miles
• Aberystwyth (Park Avenue) test routes · 33.0 miles
• Telford test routes · 38.6 miles

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