Nearest SELT centres · Last reviewed 13 August 2026

B1 English test near Norwich: nearest approved centres

The Home Office list dated 11 August 2026 has no approved B1 test centre in Norwich. The nearest listed places are Cambridge, Peterborough and Stratford, and you may book any approved centre in the UK.

These are English test centres, not Life in the UK test centres

Every address on this page is approved for the B1 Secure English Language Test. The Life in the UK Test is a separate exam booked through a separate service, and its venues are shown only inside that service. How to find your Life in the UK test centre.

Nearest approved centres to Norwich

Distances are approximate and measured in a straight line from the centre of Norwich to the centre of each listed city; check the journey from your own address before you book. Within each city, choose between its centres inside the provider’s booking system.

  1. Cambridge

    about 58 miles

    3 centres · IELTS SELT Consortium, LanguageCert and Pearson

    • IELTS SELT Consortium: BC Cambridge, Anglia Ruskin University, Cambridge Campus, East Road, CB1 1PT · Book
    • LanguageCert: LC - Cambridge, 87-89 Cherry Hinton Road, CB1 7BS · Book
    • Pearson: Pearson Professional Centres-UK Cambridge, Second Floor, St Andrews House, 59, St.Andrews Street, CB2 3BZ · Book

    Everything about booking in Cambridge →

  2. Peterborough

    about 65 miles

    3 centres · LanguageCert, Pearson and Trinity College London

    • LanguageCert: LC - Peterborough, Online Exam Sefton House, Adam Court, Newark Road, PE1 5PP · Book
    • Pearson: Pearson Professional Centres-UK Peterborough, Ground Floor, East Wing, Stuart House, St Johns Street, PE1 5DD · Book
    • Trinity College London: Peterborough, Stuart House (Regus), St Johns Street, PE1 1QF · Book

    Everything about booking in Peterborough →

  3. Stratford

    about 93 miles

    1 centre · Trinity College London

    • Trinity College London: Stratford - London East, Boardman House 64-70 Broadway Stratford, London, E15 1NG · Book

    Everything about booking in Stratford →

  4. Milton Keynes

    about 96 miles

    1 centre · LanguageCert

    • LanguageCert: LC - Milton Keynes, Gloucester House, 399 Silbury Boulevard, Milton Keynes, MK9 2AH · Book

    Everything about booking in Milton Keynes →

How booking works from Norwich

  1. Pick the centre you can reach on a weekday morning; providers do not all run weekend sessions.
  2. Book with that centre’s provider, using the name on the original photo ID you will bring. Fees and test names differ by provider; the city page for each centre lists them.
  3. Allow for the journey: arriving late usually means losing the appointment and the fee.
  4. Keep your result reference safe; you will enter it in your settlement or citizenship application.

Which level you need is changing: settlement applications made from 26 March 2027 will need B2 rather than B1. The B1 English test guide explains who is affected, and the exemptions page covers who does not need the test at all.

Other towns in East of England

Questions from Norwich

Is there a B1 English test centre in Norwich?

Not on the current Home Office list. The list of approved SELT centres in the UK dated 11 August 2026 names 27 towns and cities and Norwich is not one of them. You may book any approved centre in the UK, so the practical answer is the nearest listed city.

Which is the nearest B1 test centre to Norwich?

Cambridge, roughly 58 miles away in a straight line, with 3 centres run by IELTS SELT Consortium, LanguageCert and Pearson. After that, Peterborough (about 65 miles), Stratford (about 93 miles) and Milton Keynes (about 96 miles).

Can I sit the Life in the UK Test in Norwich instead?

That is a different exam with its own booking service. GOV.UK states: "There are over 30 test centres in the UK. You can choose where to take your test when you book." The venues are shown inside the official booking service, not in any published list, and none of the addresses on this page are Life in the UK test centres.

How do I book once I have chosen a centre?

Directly with the provider that runs the centre, in the name on the original photo ID you will bring on the day. There is no central booking service and GOV.UK does not take bookings for the English test.

Sources

Coordinates and distances are LifeUKPractice’s own approximations for orientation only. LifeUKPractice is an independent study resource and is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by the UK Home Office, gov.uk, or any government body.