A TOTAL of 50 bank branches are set to close their doors in the coming weeks.
Several locations will pull down their shutters in England, Wales, and Scotland in a fresh blow to customers.
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Among these are big-name lenders that are staples on the UK high street.
Barclays is shutting 23 branches while Lloyds is closing 12 and the Bank of Scotland (BoS) will be shuttering one, according to LINK which keeps track of any planned branch closures across the UK.
Meanwhile, 14 Halifax branches will close.
It comes after hundreds of building society and bank branches closed their doors for good over the past year.
So far in 2024, 337 sites have closed or are forecast to shut.
Last month, 56 branches pulled down the shutters for the last time.
Most recently, two major high street banks are set to close 48 bank branches between them in a fresh blow for the high street.
NatWest is pulling down the shutters on 47 locations in the coming months, with RBS set to close one permanently.
Customers are increasingly turning to online banking to manage their finances while banks and building societies look for ways to cut costs.
Here is the full list of banks shutting for good in April, and their closure dates.
Lloyds
Union Street, Ulverston, England – 09/04/2024
71-73 High Street, Stone, England – 10/04/2024
67 Fore Street Saltash, England – 10/04/2024
34 Station Road, West Drayton, England – 11/04/2024
19-20 Wellington Street, Teignmouth, England – 15/04/2024
5 Market Place, Selby, England – 03/04/2024
129-131 High Street, Rochester, England – 04/04/2024
110-112 High Street, Putney, England – 04/04/2024
12 High Street Newtown, Wales – 03/04/2024
15-17 Pool Street, Caernarfon, Wales – 30/04/2024
4 Market Square, Dover, England – 11/04/2024
16 Main Street, Mexborough, England – 22/04/2024
Halifax
Prescot Shopping Centre, Prescot, England – 08/04/2024
7/7A Market Place, Thorne, Doncaster, England – 08/04/2024
2 Market Place, Ossett, England – 09/04/2024
2170 Coventry Road, Sheldon, England – 22/04/2024
58-62 High Street, Barkingside, England – 15/04/2024
165 Shenley Road, Borehamwood, England – 18/04/2024
1 High Street, Daventry, England – 17/04/2024
17 Fore Street, Bridgwater, England- 23/04/2024
149/151 Mortimer Street, Herne Bay, England – 17/04/2024
17 Windsor Court, Morley, England – 16/04/2024
73A Station Road, New Milton, England – 23/04/2024
25 Bridge Street, Spalding, England – 18/04/2024
44 Greengate Street, Stafford, England – 08/04/2024
40/41 King Street, Whitehaven, England – 09/04/2024
BoS
Harbour Street, Tarbert, Scotland – 29/04/2024
Barclays
100/101 Bute Street, Treorchy, Wales – 26/04/2024
Kingsway, Team Valley Gateshead England – 19/04/2024
22/23 High Street, Burton-on-Trent, England – 11/04/2024
Unit 27, Longbridge Town Centre, Birmingham, England – 18/04/2024
36 Dunraven Place, Bridgend, Wales – 12/04/2024
9 The Parade, Neath, Wales -19/04/2024
City Office Park, Tritton Road, Lincoln, England – 12/04/2024
33-35 High Street, Grantham, England – 17/04/2024
306 Romford Road, Forest Gate, England – 11/04/2024
33 Market Square, Kirkby Stephen, England – 12/04/2024
Market Square, Penrith, England – 17/04/2024
10 North Street, Bishop’s Stortford, England – 12/04/2024
11/13 Queen Street, Ramsgate, England – 19/04/2024
1 Yorkshire Street, Rochdale, England – 18/04/2024
27 Station Road, Clacton-on-Sea, England – 18/04/2024
28 High Street, Ely, England – 11/04/2024
20 Old Brompton Road, South Kensington, England – 12/04/2024
78/80 Kilmarnock Road, Shawlands, Scotland – 26/04/2024
28 Molesworth Street, Wadebridge, England – 25/04/2024
32 High Street, Cardigan, Wales – 26/04/2024
Unit 62, Bluewater Park, Greenhithe, England – 26/04/2024
38 Market Street, Lancaster, England – 25/04/2024
92 High Street, Maidenhead, England – 26/04/2024
Which bank branches have already closed in 2024?
HUNDREDS of bank branches have been forecast for closure this year, with 110 shutting already this year.
January
Lloyds, 22 Grover Walk, Corringham, England – 15/01/2024
Lloyds, 612-614 Wolseley Road, Plymouth, England – 10/01/2024
Lloyds, 11/12 The Shopping Village, Gateshead, England – 09/01/2024
Lloyds, 453 Wilmslow Road, Withington, England – 08/01/2024
Halifax, 7 Station Plaza, Ilkley, England – 15/01/2024
Halifax, 4 Central Arcade, Cleckheaton, England – 31/01/2024
Halifax, 178/180 High Street, Gosforth, England – 08/01/2024
Halifax, 374 Harrogate Road, Leeds, England – 09/01/2024
Halifax, 56/57 High Street, Stourbridge, England – 10/01/2024
Halifax, 52 – 54 Union Street, Aberdeen, Scotland – 11/01/2024
BoS, 816 Govan Road, Govan, Scotland – 09/01/2024
BoS, Brodick, Isle of Arran, Scotland – 31/01/2024
February
Lloyds 13-14 High Street, Cradley Heath, England – 08/02/2024
Lloyds 9 Boverton Road, Llantwit Major, Wales – 08/02/2024
Lloyds Crown Glass Place, Nailsea, England – 01/02/2024
Lloyds 308-312 Chiswick High Road, London, England – 19/02/2024
Halifax 43/45 Sheep Street, Bicester, England – 07/02/2024
Halifax 13 Market Jew Street, Penzance, England – 20/02/2024
Halifax 131-133 Princes Street, Edinburgh, Scotland – 26/02/2024
Halifax 35-41 Sauchiehall Street, Glasgow, Scotland – 05/02/2024
BoS Main Street, Tarbert, Isle Of Harris, Scotland – 22/02/2024
BoS Lochmaddy, Isle Of North Uist, Scotland – 26/02/2024
BoS 42 Stuart Street, Millport, Scotland – 20/02/2024
NatWest 1 Water Lane, Bakewell, England – 22/02/2024
NatWest 314 Chiswick High Road, London, England – 20/02/2024
NatWest 151 New Line, Bradford, England – 21/02/2024
NatWest 2 Greenwich Church Street, Greenwich, England – 22/02/2024
NatWest 262 Marine Road Central, Morecambe, England – 28/02/2024
NatWest 34 Moor Street, Ormskirk, England – 27/02/2024
NatWest 1 Taff Street, Pontypridd, Wales – 29/02/2024
NatWest 5 High Street East, Redcar, England – 20/02/2024
NatWest 159 High Street, Rickmansworth, England – 29/02/2024
NatWest 10 Victoria Road, Surbiton, England – 21/02/2024
NatWest 10 High Street, Wednesfield, England – 28/02/2024
NatWest 12 Station Parade, London, England – 27/02/2024
Barclays
Barclays 1 High Street, Westbury-on-Trym, England – 16/02/2024
Barclays 16 Vaughan Street, Llanelli, Wales – 22/02/2024
Barclays 43 High Street Sheringham, England – 21/02/2024
Barclays 34 Market Place, Dereham, England – 15/02/2024
Barclays 130 George Lane, South Woodford, England – 23/02/2024
Barclays 32 Hill Street, Newry, Northern Ireland – 16/02/2024
Barclays 27/29 Church Street, Coleraine, Northern Ireland – 23/02/2024
Barclays 22/24 Hide Hill , Berwick-Upon-Tweed, England – 14/02/2024
Barclays 2 Holly Parade, 20 High Street, Cobham, England – 14/02/2024
Barclays 22 The Borough, Farnham, England – 21/02/2024
Barclays 131 Eltham High Street, Eltham, England – 16/02/2024
Barclays 2 The Square Abingdon, England – 15/02/2024
Barclays 2 Market Place, Cannock, England – 22/02/2024
Barclays 197 Shenley Road, Borehamwood, England – 21/02/2024
Barclays 54 High Street, Ruislip, England – 16/02/2024
Ulster Bank 1a Main Street, Ballynahinch, Northern Ireland – 28/02/2024
Ulster Bank 1-2 Kings Square, Belfast, Northern Ireland – 21/02/2024
Ulster Bank 356-369 Ormeau Road, Belfast, Northern Ireland – 20/02/2024
Ulster Bank 29 Clooney Terrace, Waterside, Northern Ireland – 27/02/2024
March
Lloyds 26 Bridge Street, Downham Market, England, PE38 9DH – 25/03/2024
Lloyds 102-104 Market Street, Shirebrook, England, NG20 8AD – 25/03/2024
Lloyds 39 High Street Sidmouth, England, EX10 8LQ – 26/03/2024
Lloyds 49 John Street Porthcawl, Wales, CF36 3AS – 27/03/2024
Lloyds 185 Queen Street, Withernsea, England, HU19 2JR – 27/03/2024
Lloyds 27 Fore Street Wellington, England, TA21 8AF – 25/03/2024
Lloyds 22 King Street, Stretford, England, M32 8AD – 12/03/2024
Lloyds 30 Market Place, Brackley, England, NN13 7BA – 26/03/2024
Lloyds 5-6 King Street, Penrith, England, CA11 7AP – 19/03/2024
Lloyds 39 Chester Road West, Shotton, Wales, CH5 1BY – 13/03/2024
Lloyds 82-84 High Street, Ruislip, England, HA4 7AB – 13/03/2024
Lloyds 1 Walm Lane Willesden Green, England, NW2 5SN – 21/03/2024
Lloyds 3 Market Hill, Diss, England, IP22 4JZ – 20/03/2024
Halifax 3/5 Kirkgate, Otley, England, – 26/03/2024
Halifax 58 Beveridge Way, Newton Aycliffe, England – 27/03/2024
Halifax 32 John Street, Porthcawl, Wales – 26/03/2024
Halifax 99 High Street, Barnet, England – 12/03/2024
Halifax 91 Holton Road, Barry, Wales – 18/03/2024
Halifax 8/10 High Street, Dartford, England – 18/03/2024
Halifax 12A Market Place, Diss, England – 20/03/2024
Halifax 1 Church Street, Dereham, England – 14/03/2024
Halifax 82 High Street, Lymington, England – 11/03/2024
Halifax 29/33 Chestergate, Macclesfield, England – 11/03/2024
Halifax 248/250 High Street, Orpington, England – 12/03/2024
Halifax 41/42 Middlegate, Penrith, England – 19/03/2024
Halifax 11/12 High Street, Stamford, England – 14/03/2024
BoS 74 Byres Road, Glasgow, Scotland – 21/03/2024
NatWest 817 Bristol Road South, Birmingham, England – 05/03/2024
NatWest 267 Castle Street, Dudley, England – 07/03/2024
NatWest 36 High Street, Maldon, England – 07/03/2024
NatWest 509 Prescot Road, Liverpool, England – 05/03/2024
NatWest 208 Piccadilly London, England – 06/03/2024
NatWest 56 High Street, Rochester, England – 06/03/2024
Barclays 2 Liscard Village, Wallasey, England – 28/03/2024
Barclays 100 High Street, Poole, England – 08/03/2024
Barclays Crown Buildings, 11 Broad Street, Builth Wells, Wales – 06/03/2024
Barclays 57 Frogmore Street, Abergavenny, Wales – 01/03/2024
Barclays 85 High Street, Blackwood, Wales – 22/03/2024
Barclays 81 High Street, Scunthorpe, England – 20/03/2024
Barclays 23 Market Place, Mansfield, England – 01/03/2024
Barclays 35 Victoria Street, Grimsby, England – 13/03/2024
Barclays 4 North Bar Within, Beverley, England – 21/03/2024
Barclays 197 High Street, Perth, Scotland – 08/03/2024
Barclays 24 High Street, Dundee, Scotland, 15/03/2024
Valley House, Kingsway, Team Valley, Gateshead, England – 15/03/2024
Barclays Priestpopple, Hexham, England – 01/03/2024
Barclays 193 High Street, Northallerton, England – 14/03/2024
Barclays 49 High Street, Skipton, England – 07/03/2024
Barclays 63/65 High Street, Rayleigh, England – 22/03/2024
Barclays 2/4 Aldermans Hill, Palmers Green, London, England – 08/03/2024
Barclays 8 The Broadway, Crouch End, England – 01/03/2024
Ulster Bank 27 Main Street, Crumlin, Northern Ireland – 20/03/2024
Ulster Bank 2 Farmley Road, Glengormley, Northern Ireland – 13/03/2024
Ulster Bank 186 Main Street, Lisnaskea, Northern Ireland – 06/03/2024
Ulster Bank 14-16 Market Street, Lurgan, Northern Ireland – 05/03/2024
Ulster Bank 91-93 University Road, Belfast, Northern Ireland – 12/03/2024
What you can do if your local bank branch closes
The vast majority of banking customers are moving online and don’t need a physical branch as much as before.
But any closures can be an issue for others, particularly elderly people in rural areas who don’t have access to the internet.
However, if your local branch is set to close, or has recently, you have some options.
You can carry out most basic banking tasks at your nearest Post Office.
You won’t be able to apply for a loan or open a new bank account at once though.
You can find your nearest Post Office branch by using the locator tool on its website.
Meanwhile, many banks offer a mobile banking service – where they bring a bus to your area offering services you can usually get at a physical branch.
Other banks use buildings such as village halls or libraries to offer mobile banking services.
It’s worth contacting your bank to see what services they have available, and when they might next be in your area.
Do you have a money problem that needs sorting? Get in touch by emailing [email protected].
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