Barclays, Halifax and Lloyds are among the high street banks closing branches across the UK this month.
Recently, bank branch closures have become increasingly common in the years following the Covid-19 pandemic.
In April 2024 alone, Halifax will close 14 branches, Lloyds is set to shut down 12 bank locations and Barclays is closing 21 locations.
The Bank of Scotland, which is a subsidiary of Halifax, will close one location during this month in a blow to consumers.
Banks and building societies have opted to offer improved digital services instead to meet the changing habits of customers.
However, many communities are at risk of becoming “bankless” in the near future with access to cash services.
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Bank branch closures are continuing throughout April
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Here is a full breakdown of the high street banks which are planning to close branches for April 2024, as well as their closure dates:
Halifax
- Prescot Shopping Centre, Prescot, England, L34 5GA – April 8, 2024
- 7/7A Market Place, Thorne, Doncaster, England, DN8 5DH – April 8, 2024
- 44 Greengate Street, Stafford, England, ST16 2JA – April 8, 2024
- 40/41 King Street, Whitehaven, England, CA28 7JN – April 9, 2024
- 2 Market Place, Ossett, EnglandWF5 8BQ – April 9, 2024
- 58-62 High Street, Ilford, England, IG6 2DQ – April 15, 2024
- 17 Windsor Court, Morley, England, LS27 9BG – April 16, 2024
- 1 High Street, Daventry, England, NN11 4BW – April 17, 2024
- 149/151, Mortimer Street, Herne Bay, England, CT6 5HS – April 17, 2024
- 165 Shenley Road, Borehamwood, England, WD6 1AH – April 18, 2024
- 25 Bridge Street, Spalding, England, PE11 1XG – April 18, 2024
- 2170 Coventry Road, Sheldon, England, B26 3JB – April 22, 2024
- 17 Fore Street, Bridgwater, England, TA6 5AG – April 23, 2024
- 73A Station Road, New Milton, England, BH25 6JD – April 23, 2024.
Barclays
- 22/23 High Street, Burton-on-Trent, England, DE14 1HU – April 11, 2024
- 306 Romford Road, Forest Gate, England, E7 9HH – April 11, 2024
- 28 High Street, Ely, England, CB7 4LA – April 11, 2024
- 20 Old Brompton Road, South Kensington, England, SW7 3DL – April 12, 2024
- 33 Market Square, Kirkby Stephen, England, CA17 4QN – April 12, 2024
- 36 Dunraven Place, Bridgend, Wales, CF31 1JB – April 12, 2024
- City Office Park, Tritton Road, Lincoln, England, LN6 7AR – April 12, 2024
- 10 North Street, Bishop's Stortford, England, CM23 2LH – April 12, 2024
- 33-35 High Street, Grantham, England, NG31 6PH – April 17, 2024
- Market Square, Penrith, England, CA11 7YB – April 17, 2024
- Unit 27, Longbridge Town Centre, Birmingham, England, B31 2UQ – April 18, 2024
- 1 Yorkshire Street, Rochdale, England, OL16 1BH – April 18, 2024
- 27 Station Road, Clacton-on-Sea, England, CO15 1TD – April 18, 2024
- 9 The Parade, Neath, Wales, SA11 1RE – April 19, 2024
- 11/13 Queen Street, Ramsgate, England, CT11 9DZ – April 19, 2024
- 28 Molesworth Street, Wadebridge, England, PL27 7DN – April 25, 2024
- 38 Market Street, Lancaster, England, LA1 1HS – April 25, 2024
- 78/80 Kilmarnock Road, Shawlands, Scotland, G41 3NN – April 26, 2024
- 32 High Street, Cardigan, Wales, SA43 1HH – April 26, 2024
- 92 High Street, Maidenhead, England, SL6 1PX – April 26, 2024
- Unit 62, Bluewater Park, Greenhithe, England, DA9 9SQ – April 26, 2024.
Lloyds
- 5 Market Place, Selby, England, YO8 4NT – April 3, 2024
- 12 High Street, Newtown, Wales, SY16 2NX – April 3, 2024
- 129-131 High Street, Rochester, England, ME2 4TW – April 4, 2024
- 110-112 High Street, Putney, EnglandSW15 1RG- April 4, 2024
- Union Street, Ulverston, England, LA12 7HR – April 9, 2024
- 71-73 High Street, Stone, England, ST15 8AG – April 10, 2024
- 67 Fore Street, Saltash, England, PL12 6AJ – April 10, 2024
- 34 Station Road, West Drayton, England, UB7 7BZ – April 11, 2024
- 4 Market Square, Dover, England, CT16 1ND – April 11, 2024
- 19-20 Wellington Street, Teignmouth, England, TQ14 8HW – April 15, 2024
- 16 Main Street, Mexborough, EnglandS64 9DW – April 22, 2024
- 15-17 Pool Street, Caernarfon, Wales, LL55 2AD – April 30, 2024.
Bank of Scotland
- Harbour Street, Tarbert, Scotland, PA29 6TZ – April 29, 2024.
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Bank branch closures are continuing at an 'alarming rate', according to Which?GETTY Consumer champion Which? has previously warned that three million Britons could be left “cashless” due to the wave of bank branch closures.
Since 2015, over 5,800 banking locations have been shut down which is the equivalent of 54 every month.
For context, more than half of the bank branches which eventually closed down were open at the beginning of 2015.
Sam Richardson, the deputy editor of Which? Money, said: “A closed bank branch isn't just a high street eyesore, but one less place for consumers to go to withdraw cash or access in-person banking services.”
