Ipswich driving test centre: practice routes and pass rate
Wentworth Road, Ransomes Europark, IP3 9SW
Ipswich had a car driving test pass rate of 62.3% from April 2025 to March 2026 (11,466 tests), 12.2 points above the average across UK test centres (50.1%). Drive Round App has 13 practice routes around the centre; a typical route is about 12.9 km and takes around 26 minutes, mostly on A roads (39%) and town and residential roads (38%).
What the practice routes cover
- A roads39%
- Town and residential roads38%
- Dual carriageways16%
- B roads5%
- Country lanes3%
On a typical route you'll go through 7 roundabouts and 25 sets of traffic lights.
Roundabouts on several routes
- St Augustine's Roundabout · Roundabout10 of 13 routes
- Woodbridge Road East · Large roundabout5 of 13 routes
- A1022 Civic Drive · Large roundabout4 of 13 routes
- A1156 St Matthew's Street / A1022 Civic Drive · Large roundabout4 of 13 routes
- Ransomes Europark · Large roundabout4 of 13 routes
- A1022 Grey Friars Road / A1022 Star Lane · Large roundabout3 of 13 routes
- A1189 Bixley Road / A1189 Heath Road · Large roundabout3 of 13 routes
- A1189 Bixley Road / Foxhall Road · Large roundabout3 of 13 routes
Roads the routes use most
- A1156 Felixstowe Road11 of 13 routes
- A1156 Crown Street7 of 13 routes
- A1189 Bixley Road7 of 13 routes
- Foxhall Road6 of 13 routes
- Nacton Road6 of 13 routes
- A1022 Civic Drive4 of 13 routes
- A1022 Star Lane4 of 13 routes
- A1189 Heath Road4 of 13 routes
Pass rate
From April 2025 to March 2026, 11,466 car tests were taken at Ipswich and 7,143 passed: a pass rate of 62.3%.
Source: DVSA, “Practical car pass rates by gender, month and DTC” (DRT122A). Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Practise these routes
Open the 13 Ipswich routes in the app with turn-by-turn navigation, then record your drive and get an AI report on how it went.
These are practice routes built by Drive Round App around the test centre, not official test routes: DVSA doesn't publish its routes, and examiners can use any road in the area. Practise a mix of roads and junctions, not one route. Routes last updated 9 October 2026.