NEARLY 100 bank branches are set to pull down their shutters for the final time in the next few weeks.
The closures come as a number of major high street banks move more of their banking services online.
AlamyNearly 100 bank branches are set to close in the next few weeks[/caption]
Data from LINK, the UK’s largest cash machine network, reveals dozens of banks are set to close branches between July 24 and August 31.
HSBC, Barclays, NatWest and Halifax are among some of the major banks who will be impacted.
Barclays is closing 29 branches between now and the end of August, while NatWest is pulling down the shutters on 19.
Meanwhile, Halifax is shutting two branches and HSBC 27.
It comes as even more branches across the major banks have been signposted for closure over the rest of the year and into 2024.
These include fresh dates released this week from Virgin Money and Lloyds Banking Group.
Here is the full list of bank branches that are closing between now and the end of August.
Barclays
Heathfield – July 26Barnsley – July 26Portadown (Northern Ireland) – July 28Market Harborough – July 28Kingsland High Street, London – July 28Bognor Regis – August 9Stirling (Scotland) – August 11Chelmsford – August 11Kidsgrove – August 11Eastleigh – August 11Prudhoe – August 11Southampton – August 17Newark – August 17Dunfermline (Scotland) – August 18Wokingham – August 18Haltwhistle – August 18Birmingham – August 18Biggleswade – August 18Burnham-on-Crouch – August 22Windsor – August 23Diss – August 23Frome – August 23Worksop – August 24Birmingham – August 24Newcastle-under-Lyme – August 25Framlingham – August 25Brecon (Wales) – August 25Wilmslow – August 25Chalfont St Peter – August 31
Bank of Scotland
Bearsden (Scotland) – July 25Edinburgh – July 26Pollokshields (Scotland) – July 27Cults (Scotland) – August 14
HSBC
Christchurch – July 25Seaford – July 25Tonbridge – July 25Blackwood (Wales) – July 25Norwich – July 25Westbury-On-Trym – August 1Putney – August 1Ashton-Under-Lyne – August 1Ormskirk – August 1Kenilworth – August 1Reigate – August 8North Finchley – August 8Cirencester – August 8Henley-On-Thames – August 8Denbigh (Wales) – August 8Hampstead – August 15Chippenham – August 15Bethnal Green – August 15Hornchurch – August 15Dorchester – August 22Morley – August 22Wymondham – August 22Ryde – August 22Windsor – August 22Rhyd-Y-Penau (Wales) – August 29Eastwood – August 29Leighton Buzzard – August 29
NatWest
Dorking – July 25March – July 25Peterborough – July 26Tamworth – July 27Blandford Forum – August 1Wymondham – August 1Knutsford – August 2Runcorn – August 2Stony Stratford – August 3Bournemouth – August 8Westbury on Trym – August 8Brighouse – August 9Fakenham – August 10Ryde – August 10Hertford – August 15Brighton – August 16Christchurch – August 16Fleet Street, London – August 17Fulwood – August 17
Halifax
Tadcaster – August 8Denton – August 30
RBS
Tranent (Scotland) – July 27Johnstone (Scotland) – August 15
Santander
Midsummer Place, Milton Keynes – August 29Grafton Gate East, Milton Keynes – August 29
Lloyds
Chapeltown – July 24Holloway Road, London – July 25Carlton – July 26Cambridge – July 31Shepton Mallet – July 31Hazel Grove – August 1Thavies Inn House, London – August 1Threadneedle Street, London – August 2Tumble (Wales) – August 3Eckington – August 9New Mills – August 17Corringham – August 21Wotton-Under-Edge – August 23
What you can do if your local bank branch closes
Many, particularly the elderly, still rely on in-person services and the closures will make it more difficult for these people to access 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 several locations around the UK to help plug the gap — including Brixham, Cambuslang, Cottingham and Rochford.
Meanwhile, Barclays also revealed it was pulling the shutters down on another 14 locations this year.
Plus, several major high street brands are set to close over 30 sites this week – see the full list.
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