Parking in West Bromwich

West Bromwich is a large market town in the West Midlands, northwest of Birmingham. Aside from the famous West Bromwich Albion, the football club founded in 1878, whose home ground is at The Hawthorns on Birmingham Road, West Bromwich also has lots of other fantastic places on its doorstep, such as outdoor spaces including Sandwell Valley Country and Sandwell Park Farm. West Bromwich is also home to many museums. The Oak House Museum was built in the 1620s and today houses a wide range of events, activities and community groups. It’s a great place to stop by for the kids to explore or to enjoy a spot for afternoon tea. There’s something for all the family in West Bromwich.

Parking restrictions in West Bromwich are in place across the town. Most bays are limited to two hours parking with West Bromwich parking charges at £1.20 per hour in central West Bromwich. And although there are a variety of short, medium and long-term spaces across West Bromwich in many of the car parks, these often get snapped up on busy days. 

…this is where YourParkingSpace can lend a helping hand!

YourParkingSpace offers a wealth of off-street parking opportunities, across West Bromwich, including private driveways and car parks.

Download our free app so you can browse for spaces on the go! You can book a space in advance in some of the busiest parking areas, so you can make sure to get ahead of the crowds, especially on match days. Both long term and short term parking is available 24h a day, as well as hourly and weekly bookings.

It can be challenging to find a space to park in West Bromwich, especially if you’re pushed for time. This is because most of the area lies within a Controlled Parking Zone (CPZ), meaning that restrictions are in place much of the time.

Parking restrictions to keep an eye out for include:

• Pay and Display bays where you can stay for 1,2 or 4 hours
• Double yellow lines, where you can't park
• Single yellow lines, where you can only park at some times unless you are a blue badge holder. Be sure to check the signs when parking.
• Where there are chevrons on the kerb this means that no loading/unloading activity is allowed to take place.

A map of central West Bromwich car parks are available to download from the Sandwell government website. There is also parking available at New Square West Bromwich Parking lot, with free parking on Sundays. As well as Odeon West Bromwich Parking, also free on Sundays, and Domain Plaza parking.

Long Stay car parks in West Bromwich include:

• Overend Street        
• Bull Street Multi-Storey
• Providence Place South
• Carters Green
• Church Street East
• Sandwell Road/Temple Street
• Edward Street
• Temple Street/Frederick Street
• Highfields
• Thomas Street/George Street
• John Street

No one wants a surprise fine! On the YourParkingSpace map, we make sure that we only offer parking spaces with no restrictions so you need no permit and can rest assured you won’t get any West Bromwich parking tickets and you won’t need a West Bromwich parking permit.

West Bromwich is nestled in a lovely part of England, with pretty areas of surrounding greenery. If you’re looking for some fresh air, head to RSPB Sandwell Valley which is free to visit woodland for bird spotting and walking. There are also two farms to visit in the areas as well as nature trails. Woodgate Valley Country Park has 450 acres of ponds, woodlands and meadows as well as offering pony trekking, and a play area. For a day trip, head to Wednesbury Museum and Art Gallery, where you will find a collection of Victorian and fine art and pottery set in an elegant gallery space. Another impressive historic site is Aldridge Transport Museum, which has a collection of busses, old cars and old transportation systems where you can imagine the days gone by in the former Tram Depot.

Find great value spaces close to these hotspots! Simply enter the location into our search page to find short stay or long stay as well as overnight parking solutions.

Train

West Bromwich is on the Metro line between Birmingham and Wolverhampton. If you are travelling to The Hawthorns Stadium, you can take the national train line into Birmingham New Street and change for a local train or Metro to The Hawthorns from Snow Hill Station. This is on the same line as West Bromwich. Buses from across the West Midlands stop on the doorstep of The Hawthorns.

Car

West Bromwich, can be reached from Birmingham via the A4123, whilst the M5 and M6 connect West Bromwich with the surrounding areas up to Stoke-on-Trent and down to Bristol.

West Bromwich has a list of all charging points on the Zap Map charging points map which is UK wide.

As you may know already, Blue Badge holders can park for free in designated places, and for longer!

In West Bromwich, there are free parking spaces in the Sandwell multi-storey pay and display car parks located on Level one of the West Bromwich car park. New Street car park has free parking available for Blue Badge Holders.

The New Square West Bromwich parking has dedicated disabled spaces on Tesco Short Stay and Primark Long Stay Car Park. All blue badge holders are offered up to 4 hours free parking when parked in a designated bay. Remember to validate your parking! You need to present your blue badge to Shop mobility or Tesco Customer to receive the voucher code to enter into the pay machine along with your last 3 digits of your vehicle registration to validate your parking.

In general, you can use your badge for parking:

• on single or double yellow lines for up to three hours, unless there is a ban on loading or unloading
• at 'on-street' parking meters and pay-and-display machines for free and for as long as you need to
• in disabled parking bays. You can find out which car parks have disabled parking bays by checking the car parks information on the relevant council website.

Don’t sweat it, many overnight off-street car parks in West Bromwich run 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Enter your dates and times into our search results page and find a space in time for a relaxed evening out.

You can find parking in popular locations such as near The Hawthorns Stadium and find cheap parking in West Bromwich for long, medium and short term stays.

Do you have access to an empty parking space in West Bromwich? It takes only moments to register with YourParkingSpace and you could be earning an easy extra income in no time. List your space for free with YourParkingSpace. Set your price and watch the bookings roll in.

How much is parking in West Bromwich centre?

It is difficult to find on-street parking in West Bromwich centre, much of the parking is restricted to residents only, and the pay and display parking is limited to 2 hours in most areas, at £1.20 an hour. There are a number of long stay car parks in West Bromwich, which charge 80p for up to 2hours and £4 for up to 23 hours, including car parks on Overend Street, Church Street East and Sandwell Road. West Bromwich parking charges on Sunday are free at New Square West Bromwich Parking and Odeon West Bromwich parking.

What time is free parking in West Bromwich?

Parking is free in West Bromwich outside of the controlled parking zone enforcement times, this changes across the town. Residents restrictions are in place much of the time, and pay and display in West Bromwich is limited to 2hours in central areas. There is free parking on a Sunday in West Bromwich at New Square West Bromwich Parking and Odeon West Bromwich.

How much is parking at West Bromwich train station?

There is parking near West Bromwich central at the Farley Centre, which has 352 spaces and is a privately run car park in Central West Bromwich. The Farley centre West Bromwich parking charges are £0.40 for up to 1 hour, £0.80 for 1-2h, £1.20 for 2-3h and £3 for 3-12h. There is also parking at Victoria Street Car park, where there are 28 spaces however the max stay is 4h. Head to the YourParkingSpace search results map for cheap and convenient parking spaces moments from West Bromwich Station.

How to apply for a parking permit in West Bromwich?

In order to apply for a residents parking permit you need to live or work in an area with the scheme in place. You must also supply with your application: the vehicle insurance schedule for the vehicle or the log book and two utility bills for your address from the following: annual council tax bill or gas, electricity or water bills dated in the past three months. This costs £30.90 for the first vehicle. You can also buy special visitors’ parking permits which allow you to park in a residents’ parking zone. A book of 20 two-hour parking vouchers costs £6.15, a book of 20 six-hour parking vouchers for £14.40. You will need to supply a bill with your address on.