Driving test routes · North West
Bury Driving Test Routes
Everything you need for your test at Bury Driving Test Centre — the roads you'll drive, the current pass rate, and the hardest junctions to rehearse first.
Smith Street, Bury, BL9 6HH
Data verified July 2026
Driving tests in Bury run from Bury Driving Test Centre (BL9 6HH). Its current DVSA car pass rate is 40.3% for 2024/25 — 9.9 points below the national average of 50.2%. Test routes cover urban roads around the centre; the examiner picks the route on the day.
- Test centre
- Bury Driving Test Centre
- Pass rate (2024/25)
- 40.3%
- National average
- 50.2%
- Rank
- 251 of 270
- Difficulty
- Harder than average
Where is Bury Driving Test Centre?
The map shows the test centre (red), its approximate driving catchment, and the nearest alternative centres (blue) — tap a pin to compare pass rates.
Bury test centre pass rate: 40.3%
In 2024/25, Bury recorded a 40.3% car pass rate — 9.9 points below the national average of 50.2%. That ranks it 251 of the 270 centres we track.
Driving test routes around Bury
The Bury test centre sits in an area characterised by busy urban roads with signal-controlled junctions, bus lanes, parked-up residential streets and regular pedestrian crossings. Local candidates should expect their route to reflect this environment. We are currently verifying the specific roads and fault hotspots examiners use around this centre with local instructors before publishing a full turn-by-turn guide — the data-backed pass rate, location map and nearby-centre comparisons below are already based on verified figures.
Test day logistics
Address
Bury Driving Test Centre
Smith Street, Bury, BL9 6HH
Region & nation
North West, England
Road environment
urban driving
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Bury driving test: frequently asked questions
What is the pass rate at Bury Driving Test Centre?
The most recent DVSA car practical pass rate at Bury is 40.3% (2024/25) — 9.9 points below the national average. That places it 251 of 270 among the centres we track.
Is Bury a hard place to take your driving test?
Based on its 40.3% pass rate versus the 50.2% average across the centres we track, Bury is rated "Harder than average". Difficulty depends far more on your preparation on the local roads than on the centre itself.
What is the nearest test centre to Bury?
The nearest alternative centre is Rochdale (Rochdale Driving Test Centre), about 6 miles away with a 41.2% pass rate. It is worth comparing if you are hunting for an earlier cancellation.
Are these the official DVSA test routes for Bury?
DVSA stopped publishing official test routes, and the examiner chooses the route on the day — it can change without notice. Our guides show the roads and hazards learners most commonly encounter around Bury so you can practise the right environment, but they are not a guaranteed route.
Nearby test centres
Comparing centres? These are the closest alternatives to Bury — handy when hunting for an earlier cancellation.
