Driving test routes · North West
St Helens Driving Test Routes
Everything you need for your test at St Helens Driving Test Centre — the roads you'll drive, the current pass rate, and the hardest junctions to rehearse first.
1 Navigation Road, off Pocket Nook Street, St Helens, Liverpool, WA9 1NS
Data verified July 2026
Driving tests in St Helens run from St Helens Driving Test Centre (WA9 1NS). Its current DVSA car pass rate is 40.2% for 2024/25 — 10.0 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
- St Helens Driving Test Centre
- Pass rate (2024/25)
- 40.2%
- National average
- 50.2%
- Rank
- 252 of 270
- Difficulty
- Harder than average
Where is St Helens 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.
St Helens test centre pass rate: 40.2%
In 2024/25, St Helens recorded a 40.2% car pass rate — 10.0 points below the national average of 50.2%. That ranks it 252 of the 270 centres we track.
Driving test routes around St Helens
The St Helens 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
St Helens Driving Test Centre
1 Navigation Road, off Pocket Nook Street, St Helens, Liverpool, WA9 1NS
Region & nation
North West, England
Road environment
urban driving
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St Helens driving test: frequently asked questions
What is the pass rate at St Helens Driving Test Centre?
The most recent DVSA car practical pass rate at St Helens is 40.2% (2024/25) — 10.0 points below the national average. That places it 252 of 270 among the centres we track.
Is St Helens a hard place to take your driving test?
Based on its 40.2% pass rate versus the 50.2% average across the centres we track, St Helens 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 St Helens?
The nearest alternative centre is Warrington (Warrington Driving Test Centre), about 6.7 miles away with a 55.3% pass rate. It is worth comparing if you are hunting for an earlier cancellation.
Are these the official DVSA test routes for St Helens?
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 St Helens 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 St Helens — handy when hunting for an earlier cancellation.
