Leicester streets and places: questions and answers
45 practice questions for the Leicester City Council taxi and private hire knowledge test, with answers and explanations at the end.
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Questions
Venues and public buildings
Which road is Curve theatre on?
Which road is De Montfort Hall on?
Which road is the Little Theatre on?
Which road is Athena on?
Which road is the Central Lending Library on?
Which road is Leicester Crown Court on?
Which road is the Guildhall on?
Which road is Newarke Houses Museum on?
Which road is Jewry Wall Museum on?
The Clock Tower stands where several city centre streets meet. Which of these streets starts at the Clock Tower?
Hospitals, transport and hotels
Which road is Leicester General Hospital on?
Which road is Glenfield Hospital on?
Which road is Leicester Railway Station on?
Which road is St Margaret's Bus Station on?
Which road is Regent College on?
Which road is the High Cross pub (J D Wetherspoon) on?
Which road is the Holiday Inn Central on?
Which road is the King Power Stadium on?
Leicester General Hospital is in which area?
Victoria Park is beside which area?
Areas: north and east
Which area is Krefeld Way in?
Which area is Tailby Avenue in?
Which area is Checketts Road in?
Which area is Wakerley Road in?
Which area is Humberstone Drive in?
Which area is Shady Lane in?
Which area is Barkby Road in?
Which area is Colchester Road in?
Which area is Watermead Way in?
Which area is Broad Avenue in?
Which area is Spencefield Lane in?
Which area is East Park Road in?
Areas: south and west
Which area is Wyngate Drive in?
Which area is Stoughton Road in?
Which area is Southfields Drive in?
Which area is Knighton Church Road in?
Which area is Clarendon Park Road in?
Which area is Saxby Street in?
Which area is Fosse Road North in?
Which area is Gartree Road in?
Which area is Glenhills Boulevard in?
Which area is New Parks Way in?
Which area is Victoria Park Road in?
Which area is Gynsill Lane in?
Which area is Asquith Boulevard in?
Answers
- B. Rutland Street. Curve theatre is on Rutland Street. It is in the Cultural Quarter, east of the city centre.
- C. Granville Road. De Montfort Hall is on Granville Road. It is next to Victoria Park.
- A. Dover Street. the Little Theatre is on Dover Street.
- B. Queen Street. Athena is on Queen Street.
- D. Bishop Street. the Central Lending Library is on Bishop Street. It is close to the Town Hall.
- A. Wellington Street. Leicester Crown Court is on Wellington Street.
- C. Guildhall Lane. the Guildhall is on Guildhall Lane. It is next to Leicester Cathedral.
- B. The Newarke. Newarke Houses Museum is on The Newarke.
- D. St Nicholas Circle. Jewry Wall Museum is on St Nicholas Circle.
- A. Humberstone Gate. The Clock Tower is in the heart of the city centre, at the top of Humberstone Gate. The other three are main roads leading out of the city.
- C. Coleman Road. Leicester General Hospital is on Coleman Road.
- A. Groby Road. Glenfield Hospital is on Groby Road.
- B. London Road. Leicester Railway Station is on London Road.
- C. Gravel Street. St Margaret's Bus Station is on Gravel Street.
- A. Regent Road. Regent College is on Regent Road.
- D. High Street. the High Cross pub (J D Wetherspoon) is on High Street. Take care: High Street and Highcross Street are different streets.
- B. St Nicholas Circle. the Holiday Inn Central is on St Nicholas Circle. It is next to the Jewry Wall Museum.
- A. Filbert Way. the King Power Stadium is on Filbert Way.
- B. Crown Hills. Leicester General Hospital, on Coleman Road, is in the Crown Hills area in the east of the city.
- A. Clarendon Park. Victoria Park lies next to the Clarendon Park area, south-east of the city centre.
- B. Beaumont Leys. Krefeld Way is in the Beaumont Leys area.
- C. Northfields. Tailby Avenue is in the Northfields area.
- A. Belgrave. Checketts Road is in the Belgrave area.
- D. Crown Hills. Wakerley Road is in the Crown Hills area.
- B. Humberstone. Humberstone Drive is in the Humberstone area.
- A. Evington. Shady Lane is in the Evington area.
- C. Northfields. Barkby Road is in the Northfields area.
- D. Humberstone. Colchester Road is in the Humberstone area.
- B. Belgrave. Watermead Way is in the Belgrave area.
- A. Crown Hills. Broad Avenue is in the Crown Hills area.
- C. Evington. Spencefield Lane is in the Evington area.
- D. North Evington. East Park Road is in the North Evington area.
- A. Dane Hills. Wyngate Drive is in the Dane Hills area.
- B. Stoneygate. Stoughton Road is in the Stoneygate area.
- C. Eyres Monsell. Southfields Drive is in the Eyres Monsell area.
- D. South Knighton. Knighton Church Road is in the South Knighton area.
- A. Clarendon Park. Clarendon Park Road is in the Clarendon Park area.
- B. Highfields. Saxby Street is in the Highfields area.
- C. Newfoundpool. Fosse Road North is in the Newfoundpool area.
- D. Stoneygate. Gartree Road is in the Stoneygate area.
- A. Eyres Monsell. Glenhills Boulevard is in the Eyres Monsell area.
- B. New Parks. New Parks Way is in the New Parks area.
- C. Clarendon Park. Victoria Park Road is in the Clarendon Park area.
- D. Glenfield. Gynsill Lane is in the Glenfield area.
- A. Knighton. Asquith Boulevard is in the Knighton area.
Sources
- Hackney carriage/private hire drivers' test: streets/places/areas included (Appendix B), Leicester City Council, Undated; uploaded February 2026, file created 2015. Checked 29 October 2026. https://www.leicester.gov.uk/sites/default/files/2026-02/Driver%20knowledge%20test%20information.pdf
- OpenStreetMap (Nominatim search), OpenStreetMap contributors, Live map data. Checked 29 October 2026. https://nominatim.openstreetmap.org/