A TOTAL of 98 bank branches are set to close their doors for a final time within weeks.
Barclays, Lloyds, HSBC and Natwest are among those shutting locations in July as customers move more towards online banking.
AlamyA total of 98 bank branches are set to close their doors for a final time within weeks[/caption]
Data from LINK, the UK’s largest cash machine network, reveals dozens of banks are set to close branches between now and July 31.
Barclays is closing 33 branches, while NatWest is pulling down the shutters on 23 and Lloyds is closing nine.
Meanwhile, Halifax is shutting two branches and HSBC 27.
The branches are spread across the whole of the country with locations closing in England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland.
Here is the full list of branches closing before the end of July, plus we reveal your options if your local shuts.
Barclays
Holmes Chapel – June 27Tiverton – June 28Wallington – June 28Cambridge – June 28Mold (Wales) – June 30Saltburn-by-the-Sea – June 30Bootle – June 30Sudbury – July 6Chipping Norton – July 6Kingswood – July 6Knightsbridge, London – July 7Llangollen (Wales) – July 7Canvey Island – July 7Alnwick – July 7Wombourne – July 12Bentham – July 12Hayes – July 13South Harrow – July 14Oswestry – July 14Yarm – July 14Seahouses – July 14Brixton Road, London – July 19Fleet – July 19Oadby – July 20Lisburn (Northern Ireland) – July 21East Grinstead – July 21Sheffield – July 21Washington – July 21Heathfield – July 26Barnsley – July 26Portadown (Northern Ireland) – July 28Market Harborough – July 28Kingsland High Street, London – July 28
HSBC
New Milton – June 27Lewes – June 27St Neots – June 27Wadebridge – June 27Pontypool (Wales) – June 27Beccles – June 27Portishead – July 4Leatherhead – July 4Palmers Green – July 4Coalville – July 4Droitwich – July 4Long Eaton – July 11Southampton – July 11Port Talbot (Wales) – July 11Kingswinford – July 11Wetherby – July 11Brombrough – July 18Horsforth – July 18Gosforth – July 18Bognor Regis – July 18Marlow – July 18Harpenden – July 18Christchurch – July 25Seaford – July 25Tonbridge – July 25Blackwood (Wales) – July 25Norwich – July 25
NatWest
Ashton-in-Makerfield – June 27Rothwell – June 28Tilehurst – June 28Bristol – July 4Croydon – July 4Deal – July 5Dean Street, London – July 5Romford – July 6Heald Green – July 11Hull – July 11Isleworth – July 12Knowle – July 12Aldersgate Street, London – July 13New Malden – July 13Cardiff (Wales) – July 18Croydon – July 19Street – July 19Aldridge – July 20Whitley Bay – July 20Dorking – July 25March – July 25Peterborough – July 26Tamworth – July 27
Halifax
Catford – July 18Bristol – July 19
Lloyds
Harrow – June 29Benton – July 17Peterborough – July 17Fulwell – July 20Chapeltown – July 24Holloway Road, London – July 25Carlton – July 26Cambridge – July 31Shepton Mallet – July 31
Bank of Scotland
Bearsden (Scotland) – July 25Edinburgh – July 26Pollokshields (Scotland) – July 27
RBS
Tranent (Scotland) – July 27
What to do if your bank closes
Many people, particularly the elderly, still rely on in-person services and the closures will make it more difficult for this demographic to access accessible services.
But there are still a number of ways in which affected customers can access basic banking services without having to venture to the next town.
If the latest raft of closures will leave you with no bank in your town, you should be able to do most basic tasks at your local Post Office.
You can use one of the Post Office’s nearly 12,000 branches to perform basic banking tasks — but not open new bank accounts or take personal loans and mortgages.
Many banks also offer a mobile banking service, which is where your bank brings a bus to your local area that has the services that are usually available at your branch.
You should call up your bank to see if it runs such a service and they will be able to tell you where and when it will be parked.
Other banks use buildings such as village halls or libraries to offer mobile banking services.
Banking hubs, which offer traditional shared services, have also been set up in four locations around the UK to help plug the gap — in Brixham, Cambuslang, Cottingham and Rochford.
Meanwhile, here are all the bank branches closing through the summer this year.
Plus, check out all the branches set to close in 2023.
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