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.
From 18 May 2025 until 10 August 2025 between 9.30 am to 3.30 pm Sunday to Friday resident permit holders bays on Salters Road between it’s junctions with North Avenue and Archibold Street will be suspended due to a road closure being in operation.
From 18 May 2025 until 10 August 2025 between 9.30 am to 3.30 pm Sunday to Friday a small section of resident permit holders bays on Jubilee Terrace between the roundabout an it’s junction with Lansdowne Place will be suspended due to a road closure being in operation.
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 14 June 2025 a loading bay on Northumberland Road has been reserved for a contractor working on behalf of the Highways section of Newcastle City Council.
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 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.
Until 31 December 2025 6 pay to park bays on Library Service Area have been reserved for contractor vehicles working on Northumberland Street.

May

Until 9 May 2025 a loading bay on Cloth Market outside of Revolution Dcuba has been reserved for a skip.
On 9 May 2025 a loading bay and pay to park bay on Shakespeare Street the pay to park bay is next to the loading bay have been reserved by the Theatre Royal.
On 9 May 2025 a loading bay on College Street has been reserved by the O2 City Hall.
On 9 May 2025 3 pay to park bays on Westgate Road Lower outside of Ryder Architecture have been reserved from general use.
On 10 May 2025 a loading bay and 3 pay to park bays on College Street have been reserved by the O2 City Hall.
On 11 May 2025 a loading bay and 2 pay to park bays on College Street have been reserved by the O2 City Hall.
On 11 May 2025 all parking bays on Benton Road Service Lane on both sides of the road have been reserved from general use.
On 11 May 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 12 May 2025 2 pay to park bays on St John’s Street the pay to park bays are the end bays on the street have been reserved for a contractor working on behalf of Northumbrian Water.
On 12 May 2025 a loading bay and 6 pay to park bays on College Street have been reserved by the O2 City Hall.
On 12 May 2025 4 pay to park bays on Northumberland Road the pay to park bays are outside of the City Hall have been reserved by the O2 City Hall.
On 13 May 2025 4 pay to park bays on Clayton Street West the pay to park bays are outside of the entrance to St Mary’s Cathedral have been reserved by St Mary’s Cathedral.
From 13 May 2025 until 20 May 2025 there will be a number of resident permit holders bays on Claremont Terrace suspended due to a road closure being in operation. The road closure is only a partial closure of the street.
Whilst the road closure is in operation, permit holders will need to park in an adjacent street within the WN1 permit scheme zone area.
On 13 May 2025 4 pay to park bays on Clayton Street West the pay to park bays are outside of the entrance to St Mary’s Cathedral have been reserved by St Mary’s Cathedral.
On 17 May 2025 4 pay to park bays on Blandford Square the pay to park bays are outside of the Discovery Museum have been reserved for buses by the Discovery Museum.
On 19 May 2025 20 spaces in the resident permit holders bays on Burdon Terrace have been reserved by a Traffic Management company.
On 20 May 2025 a loading bay and 5 pay to park bays on Shakespeare Street on the north side of the street have been reserved by the Theatre Royal.
On 20 May 2025 between 7.00 am to 2.00 pm 3 spaces in the resident permit holders bays on Kelvin Grove have been reserved for the pop up recycling event for waste management.
On 20 May 2025 between 7.00 am to 2.00 pm 2 spaces in the resident permit holders bays on Starbeck Avenue have been reserved for a van working on the pop up recycling event for waste management.
From 20 May until 23 May 2023 2 spaces in the resident permit holders bays on Dovedale Gardens have been reserved by Northumbrian Water.
On 22 May 2025 between 7.00 am to 2.00 pm the full length of the resident permit holders bays on Queens Terrace at the side of 1 Cavendish Place have been reserved for a pop up recycling event for waste management.
On 25 May 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 28 May 2025 until 2 June 2025 6 pay to park bays on Richardson Road the pay to park bays are opposite the vehicle entrance to Leazes Park have been reserved to allow large waggons to enter and exit the park for the Newcastle Food Festival.
June
Until 2 June 2025 a pay to park bay on St John’s Street the pay to park bay is the closest to it’s junction with Grainger Street has been reserved for a skip.
Until 30 June 2025 a disabled bay, taxi rank and 4 pay to park bays outside of the Head of Steam Public House on Broad chare have been reserved by Northern Gas Networks.
Until 30 June 2025 a pay to park bay on Dean Street the pay to park bay is outside of the LD Mountain Centre has been reserved by a Joinery and Building company.

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.