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 14 March 2025 all pay to park bays on St Andrew’s Street Lower have been reserved to allow pavement and kerb repairs to be carried out by the Highways section of Newcastle City Council.
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 31 March 2025 there will be reduced capacity of pay to park bays on Pottery Lane due to a road closure being in operation.
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.
From 17 February 2025 until 11 April 2025 a loading bay on Clayton Street West has been reserved to allow lift replacement work to be carried out.
From 24 February 2025 until 25 May 2025 all pay to park bays on Horatio Street have been suspended due to a road closure being in operation to allow traffic lights to be enforced.
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.

February
On 14 February 2025 4 pay to park bays on Clayton Street West outside of St Mary’s Cathedral have been reserved for a funeral.
On 15 February 2025 a loading bay on Orchard Street outside of The Common Room has been reserved for a vehicle.
On 15 February 2025 a loading bay and a pay to park bay on College Street have been reserved by the O2 City Hall.
On 15 February 2025 a loading bay on Orchard Street outside of The Common Room has been reserved for a vehicle.
On 18 February 2025 and 19 February 2025 a loading bay on Cloth Market outside of Revolution D’Cuba has been reserved for skips.
On 18 February 2025 and 19 February 2025 4 pay to park bays on Osborne Avenue have been reserved for a removals van for a removals company.
On 18 February 2025 from 4:00pm 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 21 February 2025 2 pay to park bays on Carliol Square the pay to park bays are at the end of the street next to the B.T. gates have been reserved for a bus.
On 23 February 2025 all parking bays on both sides of the street on Lombard Street, Quayside and Queen Street outside of the exchange building have been reserved for a pest control company.
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.
On 24 February 2025 3 pay to park bays on Tankerville Terrace have been reserved to allow a tree to be removed.
On 25 February 2025 a motor cycle bay and loading bay on Westgate Road Hill just past Greenfield Place have been reserved for a removals van for a removals company.
On 24 February 2025 all parking bays on both sides of the street on King Street and Queen Street outside of the exchange building have been reserved by a pest control company.
Until 28 February 2025 2 spaces in a loading bay on Grey Street outside of Norfolk House have been reserved for vehicles.
March
From 3 March 2025 until 6 March 2025 a pay to park bay on Melbourne Street outside of the entrance to Marconi House has been reserved for a skip.
From 5 March 2025 until 10 March 2025 a pay to park bay and disabled bay on Pitt Street the pay to park bay is from its junction with Wellington Street to outside of The Verde building have been reserved by a Traffic Management company.
From 7.00 pm on 11 March 2025 until 5.00 am on 17 March 2025 a loading bay and pay to park bays on St Andrew’s Street Lower will be suspended due to a road closure being in operation.
- The closest alternative on street pay to park bays are located on either, St Andrew’s Street Upper or Stowell 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 two multi storey car parks and an off street car park within walking distance of this location, these are either, Eldon Garden multi storey car park NE1 7RT, Eldon Square multi storey car park NE1 7RZ or Morden Street car park NE1 7RQ.
- The closest alternative designated Goods Vehicles Only loading bay are located on either, St Andrew’s Street Upper or Stowell Street.
On 11 March 2025 3 spaces in the resident permit holders bays on Holly Avenue have been reserved for a removals van for a removals company.
From 13 March 2025 until 16 March 2025 all pay to park bays on Market Street East will be suspended due to a road closure being in operation.
From 17 March 2025 to 28 March 2025 6 pay to park bays on West Avenue have been reserved to allow resurfacing work to be carried out on the tennis courts.
On 18 March 2025 4 spaces in the resident permit holders bays on Holly Avenue have been reserved for a cherry picker.
From 19 March 2025 until 25 March 2025 a loading bay and pay to park bays on Pitt Street the bays are from its junction with Barrack Road to outside of The Verde building have been reserved by a Traffic Management company.
On 23 March 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 24 March 2025 all resident permit holders bays on Abbotsford Terrace have been suspended due to a road closure being in operation.
- Whilst the road closure is in operation permit holders will need to park their motor vehicle in an adjacent street within the J1 permit scheme zone.

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.