The UK’s high streets are set to become even more desolate this year, as hundreds more banks are closing their doors for good.
The number of bank branches across the UK has dwindled gradually in recent years as customers increasingly turn to online and mobile banking.
Consumer watchdog Which? says that 6,522 bank branches have shut since January 2015 – around 53 every single month.
While hundreds of branches have closed this year already, there are more in the pipeline over the coming months.
Many people, such as older or disabled customers or small business owners, rely on local bank branches.
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The issue is worse in rural areas, which may have poor broadband or mobile phone signal, making internet banking difficult.
Sam Richardson, Which?’s deputy editor, said: ‘The milestone of more than 6,000 bank closures in just nine years underscores the seismic shift that has taken place in terms of our banking habits and the character of the British high street.’
Lloyds, Halifax and the Bank of Scotland, on top of dozens of closures, are also changing their branch opening times.
From September 25, all branches will open from 9.30am rather than 9am, and all shut about an hour earlier, between 3.30pm and 4.30pm. Most will also open at 10am on Wednesdays instead.
Not every bank is closing branches, however. HSBC pledged last year that it would not announce any closures until at least 2026.
Nationwide has gone a step further and promised it won’t close any branches until at least 2028, while Metro Bank and Barclays confirmed to Metro that there will be no closures this year.
Here is the list of branch closures coming up:
NatWest closures
At least 53 NatWest branches are closing for good in the coming months.
Some branches do not have a closure date set – Natwest says they will stay open until a banking hub is opened or renovation has been completed.
NatWest told Metro that more than 80% of its current account holders use digital services, and over 97% of retail accounts are opened online.
- Abingdon, September 24
- Birmingham (Acocks Green), September 16
- Birmingham (Edgbaston), September 11
- Birmingham (Shirley), October 1
- Birmingham (Smethwick), September 25
- Bicester, September 30
- Bridgwater, October 27
- Bridport, October 29
- Bristol (Fishponds), September 4
- Cardiff (Canton), September 16
- Cardiff (Llanishen), September 11
- Chippenham, October 15
- Cirencester, September 17
- Cwmbran, September 1
- Dorchester, October 22
- Ely, September 10
- Halesowen, September 3
- Hinckley, September 17
- Honiton, October 21
- Luton (Leagrave), September 15
- Leicester (Melton Road), September 2
- Leicester (Oadby), September 10
- Leighton Buzzard, October 28
- Llangefni, September 4
- Lowestoft, October 15
- Melton Mowbray, September 29
- Midsomer Norton, October 8
- Mold, October 21
- Neath, October 13
- Newmarket (Suffolk), September 24
- Northampton (Weston Favell Shopping Centre), September 15
- Paignton, October 2
- Rayleigh, September 2
- Redditch, October 14
- Ringwood, October 1
- Romsey, October 13
- Leamington Spa, October 1
- Stevenage, October 7
- Stratford-upon-Avon, October 8
- Sudbury, September 30
- Trowbridge, October 16
- Wellingborough, October 7
- Wickford, September 18
- Willerby, September 22
- Wisbech, September 1
- Yate, September 25
- Ashby-de-la-Zouch, TBC
- Cromer, TBC
- Evesham, TBC
- Launceston, TBC
- Portishead, TBC
- Torquay, TBC
Santander closures
Santander has closed dozens of banks over the summer, with 19 more set to shut their doors.
But the banking giant has confirmed the closure date of just one, Santander said in June.
Most closures were chalked up to increasing use of mobile and online banking, while other closure memos said customers use other local branches instead.
- Surrey Quays, November 10
- Bexhill, TBC
- Billericay, TBC
- Dover, TBC
- Droitwich, TBC
- Dunstable, TBC
- East Grinstead, TBC
- Holyhead, TBC
- Ilkley, TBC
- Larne, TBC
- Lytham St Annes, TBC
- Maldon, TBC
- Morley, TBC
- North Walsham, TBC
- Redcar, TBC
- Saffron Walden, TBC
- Turriff, TBC
- Uckfield, TBC
- Urmston, TBC
Halifax closures
- Barrow-in-Furness, September 10
- Bexleyheath, October 23
- Blackpool (Lytham Road), October 29
- Bolton, November 25
- Brentwood, September 10
- Bristol (Kingswood), October 8
- Carmarthen, October 6
- Castleford, September 8
- Cirencester, September 25
- Crewe, October 14
- Derby, October 23
- Eltham, October 29
- Epsom, September 15
- Erdington, September 24
- Folkestone, October 9
- Hayes (Hillingdon), October 6
- Hexham, November 11
- Hove, October 20
- London (Clapham Junction), September 23
- London (Woolwich), October 1
- Long Eaton, September 18
- Mold, October 16
- Monmouth, September 30
- Morecambe, September 29
- Northwich, September 3
- Rhyl, September 23
- Richmond (Surrey), September 16
- Sittingbourne, October 15
- Skegness, September 3
- Southport, October 7
- Stevenage, October 23
- Stretford, October 15
- Telford, October 22
- Thetford, October 1
- Walkden, September 25
- Wallasey, September 4
- Wickford, November 10
But even more Halifax branches have been earmarked for closure next year:
- Birmingham (Beardwood), March 2, 2026
- Lytham Road, February 24, 2026
- Nelson, March 4, 2026
- Peterlee, March 3, 2026
- Sleaford 114, March 12, 2026
Lloyds closures
Lloyds says that decisions to pull down the shutters on banks take into account how it will ‘impact customers’.
- Biggleswade, November 5
- Blandford Forum, November 10
- Bristol Bishopsworth (Church Road), November 6
- Bury, October 21
- Chard, November 11
- Coventry (Foleshill), November 4
- Debden, November 12
- Dunstable, November 4
- East Grinstead, November 12
- Feltham, November 4
- Ferndown, November 17
- Hexham, November 5
- Hornchurch, September 11
- Kidderminster, October 16
- Leeds (Armley), September 22
- Loughton, November 12
- London (Tooting), October 8
- London (Walthamstow), October 22
- Manchester (Newton Heath), November 5
- Monmouth, September 12
- Plymstock, November 4
- Pontardawe, November 20
- Sheffield (Woodhouse), November 11
- Shipston-on-Stour, November 11
- Southall, October 15
- Stoke-on-Trent (Trent), October 10
- Thetford, September 12
More bank closures are to come, however:
- Briggs, March 3, 2026
- Catheram, March 5, 2026
- Falmouth, March 5, 2026
- Glossop, March 9, 2026
- Houghton-le-Spring, March 10, 2026
- Hucknall, March 4, 2026
- Leominster, March 3, 2026
- Peterlee Yoden Way, March 3, 2026
- Seaton, March 11, 2026
- Sleaford, March 12, 2026
- Thornbury Avon, February 26, 2026
- Tunstall, March 9, 2026
- Wymondham, March 12, 2026
Bank of Scotland closures
- Callander, October 30
- Edinburgh (Corstorphine), October 29
- Moffat, November 19
- Pitlochry, October 30
- Thornhill, November 3
Like with the other banks, Bank of Scotland have said several other branches will close next year:
- Alexandria, March 3, 2026
- Annan, March 2, 2026
- Bishopbriggs, March 4, 2026
- Helensburgh, March 5, 2026
This article was first published on July 26, 2025
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