Yahoo News NatWest announces closure of 53 more branches including SEVEN in Lancashire
NatWest has revealed plans to shut 53 more branches in the first half of 2025, including SEVEN in Lancashire.
The closures are scheduled to take place between April and June. Since 2015, the NatWest Group, which includes NatWest, Royal Bank of Scotland, and Ulster Bank, has closed over 1,431 branches, according to analysis by Which? experts.
This includes 48 branches closed in 2024 and nearly 20 locations shut in 2023. NatWest attributes the closures to the increasing number of customers turning to online banking services.
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Despite the closures, NatWest said it offers alternative services, including mobile branches and community pop-up banks, for customers who require face-to-face support. Additionally, basic cash and counter services can be accessed at local Post Offices, such as depositing cash and cheques, making withdrawals, and checking balances.
A NatWest spokesperson said: "Our customers are using digital banking more than ever before – over 80% of our active current account holders now use our digital services and over 97% of retail accounts with us are now opened online. Like any business, we strive to meet our customers' changing needs and expectations and we've been responding to the industry wide shift towards digital services by investing to broaden what customers can do themselves and to offer them greater personalisation.
"We are also significantly investing in refreshing our network – we expect to invest in excess of £20m in our network across the UK in 2025 to improve customer service, enhance the look and feel of our branches, and reduce the environmental impact of our buildings, as well as continuing to invest in shared solutions like the Post Office and Banking Hubs."
Full list of NatWest closures
Accrington - 05/06/2025
Alfreton - 02/06/2025
Beverley - 25/06/2025
Bishop Auckland - 29/04/2025
Blackburn, Audley, Copy Nook - 12/05/2025
Bridlington - 11/06/2025
Cannock - 12/05/2025
Cleveleys - 28/04/2025
Derby, Allenton - 13/05/2025
Dewsbury - 28/04/2025
Ellesmere Port - 04/06/2025
Failsworth, Hollinwood, Oldham Road - 07/05/2025
Farnworth - 15/05/2025
Garstang - 26/06/2025
Goole - 14/05/2025
Keighley - 16/06/2025
Leeds, Chapel Allerton, Harrogate Road - 30/04/2025
Leeds, Cross Gates - 10/06/2025
Leek - 16/06/2025
Leyland, Golden Hill, Chapel Brow - 15/05/2025
Liverpool, Walton Vale - 14/05/2025
Long Eaton - 29/05/2025
Louth - 28/05/2025
Manchester - 11/06/2025
Mansfield - 26/06/2025
Market Drayton - date to be confirmed
Mexborough - 03/06/2025
Middleton - 30/04/2025
Morley - 08/05/2025
Nantwich - 19/06/2025
Newark-on-Trent - 17/06/2025
Newcastle upon Tyne, West Denton - 01/05/2025
Nottingham, Sherwood, Hucknall Road - 21/05/2025
Nottingham, West Bridgford - 24/06/2025
Rawtenstall - 29/05/2025
Rochdale - 10/06/2025
Salford, Trafford Park, Third Avenue - 20/05/2025
Sheffield, Ecclesall Road - 07/05/2025
St Annes On Sea - 24/06/2025
Stafford - 25/06/2025
Stockport, Hazel Grove - 19/06/2025
Stockport, Heaton Moor - 03/06/2025
Stockton-on-Tees - 04/06/2025
Stoke-on-Trent, Longton - 05/06/2025
Urmston - 13/05/2025
Uttoxeter - 02/06/2025
Wallasey - 21/05/2025
Washington - 17/06/2025
Widnes - 08/05/2025
Willerby - 29/04/2025
Wilmslow - 20/05/2025
Windermere - 01/05/2025
Worksop - 18/06/2025
