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Data about how council money is spent, our income, how staff are paid, trade unions and the gender pay gap.

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Parking spaces

As of November 2022, we had about 28,717 on-street parking spaces and 16,045 off-street parking spaces.

An on-street parking space is a controlled parking area on the public highway.

An off-street parking space is a controlled area not on the public highway. For example, it includes car parks in housing estates and parks.

Types and numbers of parking spaces

On-street parking

Type of on-street parking space

Number of spaces

Ambulance bay

20

Car club bay

153

Coach parking place 

17

Disabled Persons Parking Place (DPPP)

1,260

Doctor only

35

Electric vehicles only

51

Free short stay parking place (short stay)

1,062

Loading only bay

261

Free solo motorcycle parking place

460

Pay-by-Phone parking place (pay)

962

Permit-holders only parking place (permit)

17,618

Shared-use (pay or permit)

6,181

Shared-use (permit and short stay)

17

Shared-use (DPPP and loading bay)

4

Taxi only

23

Permit-holders only past this point 

593

Total

28,717

Off-street parking

Type of off-street parking space

Number of spaces

Ambulance bay

6

Disabled Persons Parking Place (DPPP)

488

Free solo motorcycle parking place

36

Pay parking place

450

Permit-holders only parking place (permit)

14,755

Southwark Council Children Services

2

Time-limited visitor parking

308

Total

16,045

Unrestricted parking

We have about 50km of potential, unrestricted on-street parking.

Cycle parking

We provide free on-street cycle parking throughout Southwark. We also provide 56 cycle hire stations. Transport for London and their agents maintain them. That includes 500 cycle hangars provided by Cyclehoop or Falco.