Santander, NatWest, Lloyds, Halifax closing 52 bank branches before end of May

I t comes against a backdrop of b anks and building societies closing 6,719 branches since January 2015.

Santander, Lloyds, NatWest and Halifax are closing 52 bank branches before the end of May. It comes against a backdrop of b anks and building societies closing 6,719 branches since January 2015.

Santander is set to close 27 bank branches in May, while NatWest will shut 15, and Lloyds Bank will close eight. Halifax rounds out the list with two sites closing. A spokeswoman for Santander said: “In response to a continuing and sizeable shift towards customers using digital banking, we are making changes to our branches to better support our customers.

“We will continue to invest in both our branch network – comprising of full-service branches, counter-free branches, reduced-hour branches, Santander Locals, and our increasingly popular work cafes – as well as our digital banking services, so we can be there to support our customers however they choose to bank with us.”

A NatWest spokesperson said: "Our branch network is a central part of how we serve customers, and we continue to invest in this for the future, with an increase in our investment into branches planned over the next three years.

"We carefully assess where and when we make the difficult decision to close a branch to minimise the impact any change may have on our customers and colleagues."

A spokeswoman for Lloyds Banking Group said: “Customers want the freedom to bank in the way that works for them and we offer more choice and ways to manage money than ever before.

“From our leading apps and 24/7 messaging service to local banking options like our community bankers, PayPoint and access to all of our Lloyds, Halifax and Bank of Scotland branches, we’re giving our customers the flexibility to bank wherever and whenever they need us.”

Santander

Andover – May 12

Banbridge – May 19

Birmingham – Shirley – May 20

Bishop Auckland – May 5

Bridgend – May 12

Cwmbran – May 13

Enniskillen – May 12

Golders Green – May 13

Gosport – High Street – May 5

Haverfordwest – May 5

Heswall – Telegraph Road – May 13

Huntingdon – May 5

Leyland – May 6

Liskeard – May 20

Macclesfield – May 12

Mansfield – May 6

Merthyr Tydfil – May 6

Newton Abbot – May 19

Newtownabbey – Glengormley – May 6

Northallerton – May 6

Pontefract – May 5

Redditch – May 13

Ringwood – May 6

Stafford – May 19

Stranraer – May 13

Stratford-upon-Avon – May 12

Welwyn Garden City – May 5

NatWest

Portishead – May 12

Ashford (Middlesex) – May 12

Barnet – May 11

Brentwood – May 13

Eastcote – May 11

Harlow – May 21

Hartlepool – May 14

Hornchurch – May 21

Hove – May 19

London – Tooting – May 18

Loughton – Old Station Road – Sainsburys – May 18

Manchester – Cheetham Hill – May 12

Manchester – Chorlton – May 20

Orpington – May 27

Waltham Cross – May 28

Lloyds Bank

Falmouth – May 18

Wymondham – May 21

Bournemouth – May 28

London – Fitzrovia – May 27

London – Streatham – May 28

London – Victoria – May 27

London – West End – May 27

Redhill – May 28

Halifax