BANK branches across the UK continue to close at pace as Lloyds and NatWest confirm more branches are to shut for good in the coming weeks.
Hundreds have already shut so far this year with a staggering 163 more closures in the pipeline for the coming months.
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Banks are set to close a slew of their stores over the coming weeks and months.
In September alone, a total of 26 NatWest branches and 13 Halifax branches will pull down the shutters for good.
The closures are set to extend into October and November as banks grapple with the customer turn toward online and mobile banking.
And banks including NatWest and Lloyds have confirmed even more closures too with some now earmarked for 2026.
Banks and building societies have closed a whopping 6,443 branches since January 2015 equating to 53 closures every month, according to to consumer champion Which?
Sam Richardson, Which?’s deputy editor, said that the closures represent a “seismic shift” in how Brits bank.
NatWest
NatWest is just one of the major banks to be closing a swathe of its sites throughout the UK.
According to the Metro, a NatWest spokesperson said that more than 80% of its current account holders use digital services, and over 97% of retail accounts are opened online.
A total of 54 branches will be pulling the shutters down this year and since 2015, the NatWest Group — which also includes Royal Bank of Scotland and Ulster Bank — has shut 1,409 branches.
Full list of NatWest closures
NatWest are closing a huge number of bank branches in the coming weeks and months.
- 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
Expected to be confirmed later:
- Ashby-de-la-Zouch
- Cromer
- Evesham
- Launceston
- Portishead
- Torquay
Lloyds
Lloyds will close a number of its branches for good in the coming weeks with more closures announced for March 2026.
While four branches will shut in September, a further 23 will close for the final time in October and November while 13 more are due to wind down in March next year.
The bank says they assess “impact on customers” when it comes to shutting its branches.
Full list of Lloyds closures
Lloyds are set to close a number of branches before the year is out with 13 also confirmed for 2026.
- 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
Those due to close in March 2026 are:
- 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
Halifax
Halifax is another bank that have now announced closures for next year.
Lytham Road is due to close in February 2026 while four more will shut the following month.
The bank has previously reported a 48 per cent drop in face-to-face transaction at their branches in the last five years.
Because customers are using branches less, the brand has closed an enormous number in an effort to cut costs.
Full list of Halifax closures
Halifax will close a number of its branches from now through to November and have also earmarked several for closure next year.
- 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
Those due to close in 2026 are:
- Birmingham (Beardwood), March 2, 2026
- Lytham Road, February 24, 2026
- Nelson, March 4, 2026
- Peterlee, March 3, 2026
- Sleaford, March 12, 2026
Santander
Santander will be closing a fifth of its branches in a major cost-cutting mission.
The brand have confirmed 19 branch closures after 14 shut up shop for good in August.
Surrey Quays branch will shut on November 10 while the remaining branches are yet to have a confirmed closure date.
Santander has confirmed previously that 93% of the UK population will still be within 10 miles of a branch
Full list of Santander closures
Santander will close 19 branches but only one has a confirmed date for closure.
- 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
Bank of Scotland
Bank of Scotland is closing five of its branches in the remaining months of 2025.
As with Lloyds and Halifax, closures have now been confirmed for next year too.
Full list of Bank of Scotland closures
Bank of Scotland will close the following branches between now and March 2026.
- Callander, October 30
- Edinburgh (Corstorphine), October 29
- Moffat, November 19
- Pitlochry, October 30
- Thornhill, November 3
Those due to close in 2026 are:
- Alexandria, March 3, 2026
- Annan, March 2, 2026
- Bishopbriggs, March 4, 2026
- Helensburgh, March 5, 2026
Wider trends
As of last December, 64% of the branches that were open at the start of 2015 are now closed.
Branch closures peaked in 2017, when 867 sites closed across the UK, more than 70 each month, followed closely by 792 closures in 2018.
But community groups and campaigners point out that the closures are a concern for older people who are less comfortable with digital technology.
Research shows 39 per cent of people aged over 65 do not use online banking, putting them at high risk of financial exclusion.
Customers being forgotten
Customers are being forgotten, writes The Sun’s Head of Consumer, Tara Evans.
With branches closing and online banking taking over, customers can be left feeling cut off.
We wrote about forgotten customers back in July on our Sun Money pages in our weekly newspaper section.
People like David Elkins, 82, a retired service engineer from Calne, Wilts, who saw his HSBC branch close in 2023 and had to travel ten miles to the next nearest.
He has a kidney issue and needs frequent dialysis, making it impractical.
Banking hubs are emerging as a solution to address the gaps left by widespread closures – but there are not enough of them.
There are plans for 146 of these, but so far there are only 60.
You can use one of the Post Office’s 11,635 branches to perform basic banking tasks, but they don’t allow you to open or close accounts for example.