On-street parking

Newcastle City Council operates approximately 2,200 on-street parking places

Map of council operated car parks and pay and display bays in the city centre . Please note that due to ongoing changes across our network of parking bays that you should cross-reference the map against the detailed car park information in case of temporary or permanent closure of a car park or the suspension of parking bays.

Parking Charges on street tariffs

Parking charges on the street in Newcastle city centre are operational every day of the week, with charges also applying on certain days in areas outside the city centre. Charges apply throughout the year, including Bank Holidays, with the exception of Christmas Day, 25 December. While parking charges apply for blue badge holders using Newcastle City Council operated car parks from 01 July 2021, blue badge holders can still park in pay and display bays on the public highway free of charge and beyond any maximum stay period as long as a valid blue badge is displayed on the vehicle for checking by the Parking Enforcement Officer.

The method of charging for parking on the street is as follows:

Payment at a ticket machine or by cashless parking at the locations where payment by mobile phone was introduced from Monday 19 September 2016. These charges apply between 8am and 7.00pm, every day in the charged parking locations within the Clean Air Zone. These charges also apply between 8am and 6.30pm, Monday to Saturday outside of the Clean Air Zone. Motorists are required to pay the appropriate fee between these hours. Details of the charges and any maximum stay periods can be found on each ticket machine.

If you encounter a problem or think you have been mischarged whilst using the Paybyphone service, please contact Paybyphone by email to uksupport@paybyphone.com, so they can investigate and arrange to make payment of an overcharge to the account payment was taken from.

A document outlining what was considered and who we engaged with for the proposal to go fully cashless for parking charges can be found here.

Current road closures/event parking/suspended bays affecting access to on-street parking areas:

Until further notice/long-term:

From 12 January 2025 until 29 June 2025 there will be various dates and times when road closures will be in operation on Shakespeare Street to allow the Theatre Royal to load and unload equipment into the theatre.

For the list of dates and times the road closures are in operation and for details of alternative parking locations whilst these road closures are in operation, please see details here.
Until further notice there is reduced capacity in the loading bay and dual use charged parking/taxi bays on the south side of Shakespeare Street.
Until further notice 5 pay to park bays on High Bridge Square have been reserved for a pavement café to be installed outside Baltic 39.
Until 23 December 2024 6 pay to park bays on Library Service Area have been reserved by Newcastle City Council for contractor vehicles working on Northumberland Street.
From 1 January 2025 until 31 March 2025 there will be reduced capacity of pay to park bays on Pottery Lane due to a road closure being in operation.
From 2 January 2025 until 31 March 2025 6 pay to park bays on Library Service Area have been reserved by Newcastle City Council for contractor vehicles working on Northumberland Street.
Until 2 May 2025 all parking bays on Market Street have been suspended by a construction company due to a large redevelopment of this area.
Until 15 June 2025 a space in the resident permit holders bays on Fountain Row has been reserved to allow for vehicles to enter a site access.
Until 22 June 2025 3 spaces in a loading bay on Nun Street have been reserved for skips and storage of materials for a construction company.
Until August 2025 Market Street will be closed to East bound traffic with parking bays suspended. These road closures are due to a large scale construction project in the vicinity.
Until 1 October 2025 all pay to park bays on Watergate have been reserved in connection with the restoration work that is being carried out on the Tyne Bridge.
Until 1 October 2025 4 pay to park bays on Lombard Street have been reserved in connection with the restoration work that is being carried out on the Tyne Bridge.
Until 26 July 2026 17 pay to park bays on Pottery Lane have been reserved to allow for major construction works to be carried out adjacent to the pay to park bays.
Until 6 November 2026 on Carliol Square all parking bays on both sides of the street adjacent to the building site have been reserved by a contractor.

December
Until 20 December 2024 2 spaces in a loading bay on Grey Street outside of Norfolk House have been reserved from general use.
On 20 December 2024 2 spaces in a loading bay on Stepney Bank the loading bay is the closest loading bay to The Ship Public House have been reserved for vans.
On 21 December 2024 a loading bay and 6 pay to park bays on College Street have been reserved by the O2 City Hall.
On 23 December 2024 a loading bay on College Street has been reserved by the O2 City Hall.
On 26 December 2024 there will be reduced capacity of pay to park bays on Leazes Terrace adjacent to the East Stand of St James Park, all pay to park bays on Barrack Road, a loading bay and all pay to park bays on St James Street and all pay to park bays on Terrace Place have been suspended due to a match day event taking place at St James Park.
From 3.00 pm on 31 December 2024 until 2.00 am on 1 January 2025 all parking bays, pay to park bays, loading bays, disabled bays and Taxi Rank on Quayside have been suspended due to a road closure being in operation to support the New Year’s Eve celebrations event.
The closest alternative on street pay to park bays are located on either, Akenside Hill, Broad chare, Dean Street, Forth Banks, Forth Street, King Street, Lombard Street, Manor chare, Quayside West, Queen Street or The Side. In these on street locations there is only a short time period a motorist would be able to park in the on street location. The maximum time period in each on street location is printed on the front of each payment machine. If a motorist requires a longer time period to park their motor vehicle in a pay to park bay, there are a number of alternative off street car parks and multi storey car parks, these are either, Akenside Hill NE1 3UF, Argyle Street NE1 6PF, Close swing Bridge NE1 3RQ, Dean Street multi storey NE1 1PG, Forth Banks NE1 3PN, Manors multi storey NE1 2BN, Merchants House NE1 1EE, Painter’s Heugh NE1 1PG or Quayside multi storey car park NE1 2AQ.
The closest alternative designated Goods Vehicles Only loading bays are located on either, Dean Street, Forth Banks, Forth Street, King Street, Lombard Street, Queen Street or St Nicholas Street.
The closest alternative designated disabled bays are located on either, Akenside Hill, Broad chare, Forth Street, St Nicholas Street or in Argyle Street, Close swing Bridge, Dean Street multi storey, Forth Banks, Manors multi storey, Merchants House or Quayside multi storey car parks.
The closest alternative designated Taxi Ranks are located on either, Dean Street, Forth Street, Lombard Street, Pilgrim Street, St Nicholas Street or The Close.
From 27 December 2024 until 6 January 2025 a loading bay on Hood Street has been reserved to allow an events company to dismantle the Christmas Market.
From 31 December 2024 until 6 January 2025 all pay to park bays on Hood Street have been reserved to allow an events company to dismantle the Christmas Market.

January
On 12 January 2025 there will be reduced capacity of pay to park bays on Leazes Terrace adjacent to the East Stand of St James Park, all pay to park bays on Barrack Road, a loading bay and all pay to park bays on St James Street and all pay to park bays on Terrace Place have been suspended due to a match day event taking place at St James Park.
On 15 January 2025 and 18 January 2025 there will be reduced capacity of pay to park bays on Leazes Terrace adjacent to the East Stand of St James Park, all pay to park bays on Barrack Road, a loading bay and all pay to park bays on St James Street and all pay to park bays on Terrace Place have been suspended due to a match day event taking place at St James Park.

February
On 1 February 2025 there will be reduced capacity of pay to park bays on Leazes Terrace adjacent to the East Stand of St James Park, all pay to park bays on Barrack Road, a loading bay and all pay to park bays on St James Street and all pay to park bays on Terrace Place have been suspended due to a match day event taking place at St James Park.
From 4.00pm on 18 February 2025 until 4.00 am on 19 February 2025 all parking bays on Orchard Street and South Street have been suspended due to a road closure being in operation to support The Mobo Awards event.
- The closets alternative on street pay to park bays are located on either, Forth Banks or Forth Street. In these on street locations there is only a short time period a motorist would be able to park in the on street location. The maximum time period in each on street location is printed on the front of each payment machine. If a motorist requires a longer time period to park their motor vehicle in a pay to park bay, there are a number of alternative off street car parks and multi storey car parks, these are either, Akenside Hill NE1 3UF, Dean Street multi storey NE1 1PG, Forth Banks NE1 3PN, Grainger Town multi storey NE1 4DP, Merchants House NE1 1EE or Painter’s Heugh NE1 1PG car parks.
- The closest alternative designated Goods Vehicles Only loading bays are located on either, Forth Banks or Forth Street.
- The closest alternative designated Taxi Ranks are located on either, Forth Street or at the Central Station.
On 23 February 2025 there will be reduced capacity of pay to park bays on Leazes Terrace adjacent to the East Stand of St James Park, all pay to park bays on Barrack Road, a loading bay and all pay to park bays on St James Street and all pay to park bays on Terrace Place have been suspended due to a match day event taking place at St James Park.

Visit our Permit Parking Schemes page for everything you need to know about areas where permit parking schemes operate and how to apply for permits if you live in an eligible property.