Hundreds of bank branches are closing in the UK: complete list for 2025-2026.

According to The Sun: Bank branches in the UK continue to close at an alarming rate. Banks Lloyds and NatWest have confirmed that they will soon shut even more branches.

Hundreds of branches have already closed this year, with an additional 163 closures planned in the coming months.

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Branches will continue to close in the coming weeks and months. In September alone, 26 NatWest branches and 13 Halifax branches will close.

Closures will also continue in October and November as banks try to adapt to customers moving to online and mobile banking.

Additionally, NatWest and Lloyds have already confirmed new closures, some of which are planned for 2026.

Since January 2015, banks and building societies have closed an astonishing 6443 branches, averaging 53 closures per month, according to consumer agency Which?

Richardson, deputy editor of Which?, noted that branch closures represent a 'seismic shift' in how Brits use banking services.

NatWest

NatWest is one of the major banks closing branches in the UK.

According to Metro data, a NatWest representative noted that over 80% of their customers use digital services, while more than 97% of retail accounts are opened online.

This year, 54 branches will close, and since 2015, the NatWest group, which also includes Royal Bank of Scotland and Ulster Bank, has already closed 1409 branches.

Complete list of NatWest closures

NatWest will close a large number of branches in the coming weeks and months.

• Abingdon, September 24
• Birmingham (Acooaks Green), September 16
• Birmingham (Edgbaston), September 11
• Birmingham (Shirley), October 1
• Birmingham (Smethwick), September 25
• Bisiter, September 30
• Bridgwater, October 27
• Bridport, October 29
• Bristol (Fishponds), September 4
• Cardiff (Canton), September 16
• Cardiff (Llanishen), September 11
• Chippenham, October 15
• Cirenchester, September 17
• Cwmbran, September 1
• Dorchester, October 22
• Ely, September 10
• Gailsoewen, 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
• Nit, October 13
• Newmarket (Suffolk), September 24
• Northampton (Weston Favell Shopping Centre), September 15
• Plymouth, October 2
• Riley, September 2
• Redditch, October 14
• Ringwood, October 1
• Romsey, October 13
• Limington Spa, October 1
• Stevenage, October 7
• Stratford-upon-Avon, October 8
• Sudbury, September 30
• Trowbridge, October 16
• Wellingborough, October 7
• Wickford, September 18
• Willenhall, September 22
• Whizbech, September 1
• Yate, September 25

Further closures are expected to be confirmed later:

• Ashby-de-la-Zouch
• Cromer
• Evesham
• Launceston
• Portishead
• Torquay

Lloyds

Lloyds will close several branches in the coming weeks, with more closures planned for March 2026.

Four branches will close in September, another 23 in October and November, and an additional 13 next March.

The bank notes that they are assessing the 'impact on customers' when closing their branches.

Complete list of Lloyds closures

Lloyds will close several branches by the end of the year, with 13 more in 2026.

• Biggleswade, November 5
• Blanford Forum, November 10
• Bristol Bishopsworth (Chirk Road), November 6
• Bury, October 21
• Chard, November 11
• Coventry (Foleshill), November 4
• Deddington, November 12
• Dunstable, November 4
• East Grinstead, November 12
• Feltham, November 4
• Fern Down, 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
• Plymouth, November 4
• Pontypridd, November 20
• Sheffield (Woodhouse), November 11
• Shipston-on-Stour, November 11
• Southall, October 15
• Stoke-on-Trent (Trent), October 10
• Tetford, September 12

Those closing in March 2026:

• Bridgwork, March 3, 2026
• Catheham, March 5, 2026
• Falmouth, March 5, 2026
• Glossop, March 9, 2026
• Houghton-Le-Spring, March 10, 2026
• Hackney, 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
• Tansley, March 9, 2026
• Wymondham, March 12, 2026

Halifax

Halifax has also announced closures of its branches next year.

The branch on Lifehem Road will close in February 2026, while four more will close the following month.

The bank previously confirmed that physical transactions at its branches have dropped by 48% over the last five years.

As customers visit branches less frequently, the company is closing many of them to reduce costs.

Complete list of Halifax closures

Halifax will close several of its branches from now until November and has already planned some to close next year.

• Barrow-in-Furness, September 10
• Bexleyheath, October 23
• Blackpool (Lifehem Road), October 29
• Bolton, November 25
• Brentwood, September 10
• Bristol (Kingswood), October 8
• Carmarthen, October 6
• Castleford, September 8
• Cirencheseter, September 25
• Crew, October 14
• Derby, October 23
• Eltham, October 29
• Epsom, September 15
• Erddington, 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
• Morkham, September 29
• Northwich, September 3
• Rye, September 23
• Richmond (Surrey), September 16
• Sittingbourne, October 15
• Skegness, September 3
• Southport, October 7
• Stevenage, October 23
• Stretford, October 15
• Telford, October 22
• Tetford, October 1
• Walkden, September 25
• Wallasey, September 4
• Wickford, November 10

Those closing in 2026:

• Birmingham (Birdwood), March 2, 2026
• Lifehem Road, February 24, 2026
• Nelson, March 4, 2026
• Peterley, March 3, 2026
• Sleaford, March 12, 2026

Santander

Santander plans to close one-fifth of its branches as part of a large cost-reduction program.

The bank confirmed the closure of 19 branches after 14 were closed in August.

The branch in Surrey Quays will close on November 10, while other closures do not yet have confirmed dates.

Santander noted that 93% of the UK population will still be within 10 miles of a branch.

Complete list of Santander closures

Santander will close 19 branches, but only one has a confirmed closing date.

• Surrey Quays, November 10
• Bexhill, TBD
• Billericay, TBD
• Dover, TBD
• Droitwich, TBD
• Dunstable, TBD
• East Grinstead, TBD
• Holyhead, TBD
• Ilkley, TBD
• Larne, TBD
• Lifehem St Ennes, TBD
• Maldon, TBD
• Morley, TBD
• North Walsham, TBD
• Redcar, TBD
• Saffron Walden, TBD
• Turriff, TBD
• Uckfield, TBD
• Urmston, TBD

Bank of Scotland

Bank of Scotland will close five of its branches by the end of 2025.

Along with Lloyds and Halifax, closures have already been confirmed for next year.

Complete list of Bank of Scotland closures

Bank of Scotland will close the following branches from now until March 2026.

• Callander, October 30
• Edinburgh (Kersstorf), October 29
• Moffat, November 19
• Pitlochry, October 30
• Thornhill, November 3

Those closing in 2026:

• Alexandria, March 3, 2026
• Annandale, March 2, 2026
• Bishopbriggs, March 4, 2026
• Helensburgh, March 5, 2026

Wider Trends

As of December last year, 64% of branches that were operating at the beginning of 2015 have closed.

The peak of closures occurred in 2017, when 867 locations closed across the UK, exceeding 70 monthly closures, followed by 792 closures in 2018.

However, communities and activists are emphasizing that closures pose a serious issue for elderly individuals who do not possess digital abilities.

Research shows that 39% of individuals over 65 do not use online banking, putting them at significant risk of financial exclusion.

Forgotten Customers

Customers remain forgotten, writes Tara Evans, head of consumer affairs at The Sun.

With branch closures and the transition to online banking, customers may feel cut off from financial services.

In July, we already brought this issue up in the pages of Sun Money.

One such customer, David Elkins, 82, a former maintenance worker from Calne, Wiltshire. His HSBC branch is closed, and now he has to travel ten miles to the nearest branch.

He has been diagnosed with kidney issues and requires frequent dialysis treatments, making the journey difficult.

Bank hubs are emerging as a solution to fill the gaps left by widespread closures, but currently, there are not enough of them.

Plans include 146 such hubs, but only 60 are currently available.

One can utilize one of the 11,635 post office branches for basic banking tasks, but account opening or closing cannot be done there.