Halifax, Lloyds, NatWest branches closing in 2025 - full list
Bank branches are a crucial resource for many communities, especially in rural areas, and offer essential services to the elderly in cities. Despite innovations like shared banking hubs and Post Office bank services helping to maintain access to banking facilities, UK high streets still look likely to experience a reduction in bank branches due to another round of closures this year.
On Friday, NatWest became the latest bank to declare a series of permanent branch closures, with 53 branches set to close this year. This follows announcements from Halifax, Lloyds, and Bank of Scotland, each detailing their own bank branch closure plans for 2025, reports the Express.
If your local bank branch is closing, you may still be able to perform basic services at your local Post Office. For instance, Post Offices allow you to deposit cash and cheques, make withdrawals, and even check your bank balance.
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Here is the full list of confirmed bank closures so far for 2025...
Halifax Bank Branch Closures in 2025
Acomb
Alnwick.
Belfast (Castle Court).
Belfast (Connswater).
Bitterne.
Bulwell.
Burgess Hill.
Camberley.
Chippenham.
Didcot.
Eccles.
Gillingham.
Gosport.
Hailsham.
Hatfield.
Kendal.
Keynsham.
Leighton Buzzard.
Littlehampton.
Liverpool (Old Swan).
London (West).
Longton.
Malton.
Monmouth.
Morecambe.
Newbury.
Normanton.
North Shields.
Northallerton.
Oswestry.
Palmers Green.
Port Talbot.
Runcorn.
Shirley.
Stratford-upon-Avon.
Sutton-in-Ashfield.
Tamworth.
Thetford.
Tonbridge.
Walton-on-Thames.
Wellington.
Wetherby.
Whitby.
Winchester.
Wisbech.
Witney.
Natwest bank closures in 2025
Accrington
Alfreton
Beverley
Bishop Auckland
Blackburn - Audley - Copy Nook
Bridlington
Cannock
Cleveleys
Derby - Allenton
Dewsbury
Ellesmere Port
Failsworth - Hollinwood - Oldham Road
Farnworth
Garstang
Goole
Keighley
Leeds - Chapel Allerton - Harrogate Road
Leeds - Cross Gates
Leek
Leyland - Golden Hill - Chapel Brow
Liverpool - Walton Vale
Long Eaton
Louth
Manchester
Mansfield
Market Drayton
Mexborough
Middleton
Morley
Nantwich
Newark-on-Trent
Newcastle upon Tyne - West Denton
Nottingham - Sherwood - Hucknall Road
Nottingham - West Bridgford
Rawtenstall
Rochdale
Salford - Trafford Park - Third Avenue
Sheffield - Ecclesall Road
St Annes On Sea
Stafford
Stockport - Hazel Grove
Stockport - Heaton Moor
Stockton-on-Tees
Stoke-on-Trent - Longton
Urmston
Uttoxeter
Wallasey
Washington
Widnes
Willerby
Wilmslow
Windermere
Worksop.
Lloyds bank branch closures in 2025
Alcester
Alnwick
Ashbourne
Baker Street
Beccles
Bletchley
Blyth
Brecon
Brynmawr
Chesham
Chester Road Newquay
Cranbrook
Derby Allenton
Dewsbury
Fakenham
Firth Park Sheffield
Fulwood Preston
Gorleston-on-Sea
Hailsham
Hitchin
Kendal
Kenilworth
Kitts Green Birmingham
Leeds Armley
Leeds Harehills
Liskeard
Macclesfield
Market Harborough
Matlock
Monmouth
Newland Avenue Hull
New Milton
Presteigne
Rugeley
Sherborne
Sidcup
South Elmsall
Southampton Bitterne Road
Southampton Shirley
Spennymoor Cheapside
St Ives Cambridge
Stanley
Stow-on-the-Wold
Surbiton
Swindon Old Town
Thame
Thetford
Tonypandy
Wadebridge
Warwick
Wetherby
Wisbech
Whitley Bay
Woodbridge
Bank of Scotland closures in 2025
Banff
Bathgate
Callander
Cowdenbeath
Dumferline Bothwell
Golspie
Kirkcaldy Mitchelston
Kyle
Langholm
Leven High Street
Linlithgow
Montrose
Newton Stewart
North Berwick
Rothesay
Wick
Santander
Santander has confirmed that it's not eyeing up any permanent branch closures at the moment, but is shifting towards 'counter-free services' in a handful of branches. A spokesperson for the bank said: "We have no planned permanent branch closures currently. We're offering a counter-free service in some of our branches from July 2024 to January 2025. These branches are Braintree, Bromsgrove, Edgware Station Road, Streatham, and Stirling. Our opening hours won't change, and our staff will be on hand to help you during your branch visit."
Amid speculation over Santander's future presence in the UK market after the car finance mis-selling episode, the bank's executive chairman, Ana Botin, underscored her commitment to the nation while speaking at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland. She stated emphatically: "We love the UK" and emphasised: "It is a core market and will remain a core market for Santander."