Eastbourne driving test centre: practice routes and pass rate

What the practice routes cover

• A roads42%
• Town and residential roads30%
• B roads15%
• Dual carriageways11%
• Country lanes2%

On a typical route you'll go through 7 roundabouts and 10 sets of traffic lights.

Roundabouts on several routes

• Station Roundabout · Large roundabout7 of 9 routes
• Langney Roundabout · Large roundabout5 of 9 routes
• Lottbridge Roundabout · Large roundabout5 of 9 routes
• Rodmill Roundabout · Roundabout5 of 9 routes
• Seaside Roundabout · Roundabout5 of 9 routes
• Upper Avenue Roundabout · Roundabout5 of 9 routes
• Broadwater Roundabout · Roundabout4 of 9 routes
• Chiswick Place · Roundabout4 of 9 routes

Roads the routes use most

• A2021 Whitley Road5 of 9 routes
• A2040 The Avenue5 of 9 routes
• A259 Seaside5 of 9 routes
• A2270 Upperton Road4 of 9 routes
• A2280 Cross Levels Way4 of 9 routes
• B2104 Langney Rise4 of 9 routes
• B2191 Willingdon Drove3 of 9 routes
• Rodmill Drive3 of 9 routes

Pass rate

From April 2025 to March 2026, 6,031 car tests were taken at Eastbourne and 3,342 passed: a pass rate of 55.4%.

Source: DVSA, “Practical car pass rates by gender, month and DTC” (DRT122A). Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.