A MAJOR high street bank has confirmed that it will close more branches in another high street blow.
Barclays is set to close another five branches over the coming months.
Barclays is set to close another five branches over the coming months
The closures come as big banks look to move more of their services online.
Most branches announced for closure will be shutting in April this year.
In December, the high street bank only recently announced that other sites are set to be shuttered.
Barclays has announced nearly 200 branch closures in recent years, saying only 10% of transactions were now taking place face-to-face.
Here is the new list of Barclays branches shutting:
Barnard Castle – 17/01/2025
Birmingham Longbridge – 18/04/2024
Bishops Stortford – 12/04/2024
Bridgend – 12/04/2024
Burton-on-Trent – 11/04/2024
Clacton-on-Sea – 18/04/2024
Cockermouth – 17/01/2025
Ely – 11/04/2024
Forest Gate – 11/04/2024
Grantham – 17/04/2024
Kirkby Stephen – 12/04/2024
Lincoln Tritton Road – 12/04/2024
Neath – 19/04/2024
Penrith – 17/04/2024
Pickering – 17/01/2025
Ramsgate – 19/04/2024
Rochdale – 18/04/2024
South Kensington – 12/04/2024
Tredegar – 17/01/2025
Ystrad Mynach – 17/01/2025
A Barclays spokesperson said: “As visits to branches continue to fall, we need to adapt to provide the best service for all our customers.
“Where there is no longer enough demand to support a branch, we maintain an in-person presence though our Barclays Local network, live in over 300 locations, based in libraries, town halls, mobile vans and our banking pods.
“We also support access to cash with our cashback without purchase service, 24-hour deposit-taking ATMs and by working alongside the Post Office and Cash Access UK.”
The bank has already announced that it will close the following branches in 2024:
Westbury-on-Trym, England – 16/02/2024
Llanelli, Wales – 22/02/2024
Sheringham, England – 21/02/2024
Dereham, England – 15/02/2024
South Woodford, England – 23/02/2024
Newry, Northern Ireland – 16/02/2024
Coleraine, Northern Ireland – 23/02/2024
Berwick-Upon-Tweed, England – 14/02/2024
Cobham, England – 14/02/2024
Farnham, England – 21/02/2024
Eltham, England – 16/02/2024
Abingdon, England – 15/02/2024
Cannock, England – 22/02/2024
Borehamwood, England – 21/02/2024
Wallasey, England – 28/03/2024
Ruislip, England – 16/02/2024
Poole, England – 08/03/2024
Builth Wells, Wales – 06/03/2024
Abergavenny, Wales – 01/03/2024
Blackwood, Wales – 22/03/2024
Scunthorpe, England – 20/03/2024
Mansfield, England – 01/03/2024
Grimsby, England – 13/03/2024
Beverley, England – 21/03/2024
Perth, Scotland – 08/03/2024
Dundee, Scotland, 15/03/2024
Gateshead, England – 15/03/2024
Hexham, England – 01/03/2024
Richmond, England – 04/12/2024
Northallerton, England – 14/03/2024
Skipton, England – 07/03/2024
Rayleigh, England – 22/03/2024
Palmers Green, London, England – 08/03/2024
Crouch End, England – 01/03/2024
But other big lenders have also been shutting branches, including HSBC, NatWest, Lloyds, Virgin Money and Halifax.
The closures are largely due to increased customers at major high street banks shifting to banking online and using apps.
Many people, particularly the elderly, still rely on in-person services, and the closures will make it more difficult for this demographic to access services.
But there are still several ways in which affected customers can access basic banking services without having to venture to the next town.
You can use one of the Post Office’s 11,635 branches to perform basic banking tasks, but you cannot open new bank accounts or take personal loans and mortgages.
Many banks also offer a mobile banking service. This is where your bank brings a bus to your local area with the services usually available at your branch.
You should call your bank to see if it runs a banking bus, 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.
Banking hubs, which offer traditional shared services, have also been set up in eight locations around the UK to help plug the gap — in Acton, Brixham, Buckingham, Cambuslang, Carnoustie, Cottingham, Rochford and Troon.
There are plans to open dozens more hubs across the UK.
How many new banking hubs are planned?
The first four banking hubs were successfully piloted in 2022 in Brixham, Cambuslang, Cottingham and Rochford.
Four more have since opened in Acton, Buckingham, Carnoustie and Troon.
Following further branch closures LINK, the UK’s Cash Access and ATM network, has identified a further 54 locations which require banking hubs.
There are 37 banking hubs planned for England in:
Ampthill, Bedfordshire
Axminster, Devon
Barnoldswick, Lancashire
Barton, North Lincolnshire
Belper, Derbyshire
Bury Park, Bedfordshire
Cheadle, Staffordshire
Clay Cross, Derbyshire
Downham Market, Norfolk
Earlestown, Merseyside
Elland, West Yorkshire
Haslemere, Surrey
Helston, Cornwall
Heywood, Rochdale
Hornsea, East Yorkshire
Horwich, Bolton
Kirkby-in-Ashfield, Nottinghamshire
Knaresborough, Harrogate
Looe, Cornwall
Lutterworth, Leicestershire
Mablethorpe, Lincolnshire
Market Rasen, Lincolnshire
Maryport, Cumbria
Newton Aycliffe, County Durham
Oakham, Rutland
Otley, West Yorkshire
Royal Wootton Bassett, Wiltshire
Shirebrook, Derbyshire
Shoreham-by-Sea, West Sussex
Sidmouth, Devon
Stapleford, Nottinghamshire
Syston, Leicestershire
Ware, Hertfordshire
Watton, Norfolk
Welling, London
Wellington, Somerset
Withernsea, East Yorkshire
A single banking hub is planned in Northern Ireland in:
Kilkeel, County Down
Nine banking hubs are planned for Scotland in:
Brechin, Angus
Carluke, South Lanarkshire
Crieff, Perth and Kinross
Cumnock, East Ayrshire
Forres, Moray
Girvan, South Ayrshire
Jedburgh, Scottish Borders
Kilwinning, North Ayrshire
Kirkcudbright, Dumfries and Galloway
Seven banking hubs are planned for Wales in:
Abergele, Conwy
Abertillery, Blaenau Gwent
Porthcawl, Bridgend
Prestatyn, Denbighshire
Risca, Caerphilly
Treorchy, Rhondda Cynon Taf
Welshpool, Powys
There isn’t a set date for when these hubs are expected to open but it’s expected that they’ll be up and running within the next 12 months.