Metro Car Park Parking, Wallsend
Typical busyness by hour shown below.
Metro Car Park is typically busiest on Mondays around 9am, when it reaches about 67% full — roughly 19 of ~28 spaces in use. The best time to find a space at Metro Car Park is usually a Sunday, its quietest day — through the daytime it is typically only about 10% full — roughly 25 of ~28 spaces free.
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Key facts
- Postcode
- NE6 4QP
- Capacity
- ~28 spaces (estimated)
- Type
- Railway station
- Parking
- Surface
- Surface
- Asphalt
- Nearest road
- Shields Road
Nearby landmarks: The Railway (28m), Walkergate Hand Car Wash (35m), Walker Gate Post Office (44m)
Estimated Free Spaces by Hour
| Day | 6am | 7am | 8am | 9am | 10am | 11am | 12pm | 1pm | 2pm | 3pm | 4pm | 5pm | 6pm | 7pm | 8pm | 9pm |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon | 16 | 43 | 63 | 67 | 59 | 47 | 39 | 35 | 31 | 35 | 43 | 55 | 47 | 23 | 8 | 4 |
| Tue | 16 | 43 | 63 | 67 | 59 | 47 | 39 | 35 | 31 | 35 | 43 | 55 | 47 | 23 | 8 | 4 |
| Wed | 16 | 43 | 63 | 67 | 59 | 47 | 39 | 35 | 31 | 35 | 43 | 55 | 47 | 23 | 8 | 4 |
| Thu | 16 | 43 | 63 | 67 | 59 | 47 | 39 | 35 | 31 | 35 | 43 | 55 | 47 | 23 | 8 | 4 |
| Fri | 16 | 43 | 63 | 67 | 59 | 47 | 39 | 35 | 31 | 39 | 47 | 59 | 51 | 27 | 12 | 4 |
| Sat | 4 | 8 | 16 | 20 | 23 | 27 | 27 | 23 | 23 | 20 | 16 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Sun | 3 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Modelled estimate based on car-park type, size and location — not live occupancy data.
About Metro Car Park
Metro Car Park is a surface car park near Wallsend railway station, popular with commuters and day-trippers alike. With space for around 28 vehicles (estimated from the site’s footprint), it’s a compact site that can fill up fast during busy periods. As a surface-level car park, it offers straightforward open-air parking.
When to Visit
Station car parks fill up early on weekday mornings as commuters arrive for their trains. Spaces can be scarce by 8:30am, so arriving before 7:30am gives you the best chance. Weekends are a completely different story — demand drops off sharply, with Sunday typically the quietest. With only 28 spaces, timing is everything — arriving during a quieter window makes a big difference here.
Busyness in detail
Metro Car Park is typically busiest on Monday around 9am, when our model estimates it is about 65% full. With about 28 spaces, that is roughly 18 vehicles at the peak, leaving around 10 free. Quietest times: Sundays. These figures are modelled estimates based on the car park’s type, size and location — not live occupancy data.
Parking in Wallsend
Wallsend has 6 car parks to choose from, giving you a reasonable number of alternatives if Metro Car Park is busy.
What’s near Metro Car Park
Within a 500-metre walk there are 3 shops, 3 places to eat or drink and 1 leisure or green space. The closest landmark is The Railway (pub), about 28 metres away. The main cluster of shops and places to eat sits roughly 127 metres away, so it is a short walk across rather than a journey.
Counts of what is nearby come from OpenStreetMap data for the area around the car park. They are counted, not estimated.
Frequently asked questions
How many parking spaces does Metro Car Park have?
Metro Car Park in Wallsend has approximately 28 parking spaces (estimated from the site footprint).
When is Metro Car Park busiest?
Metro Car Park is typically busiest on Mondays around 9am, when it reaches about 67% full — roughly 19 of ~28 spaces in use.
When is Metro Car Park quietest?
The best time to find a space at Metro Car Park is usually a Sunday, its quietest day — through the daytime it is typically only about 10% full — roughly 25 of ~28 spaces free.
What kind of car park is Metro Car Park?
Metro Car Park is a railway station car park with surface parking.