Britons are preparing for another round of bank branch closures in May 2025 amid changing consumer behaviour.
With more customers opting for online banking services, financial institutions are opting to leave the high street.
Among the high street banks closing branches next month include Lloyds Bank, Barclays, TSB and Halifax.
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Bank branch closures are continuing throughout May 2025
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Here is a full list of the Halifax bank branch closures taking place in May 2025:
- Acomb - May 5
- Alnwick - May 15
- Keynsham - May 14
- Wetherby - May 13
- Whitby - May 14
- Bangor - May 29
- Bromsgrove - May 29
- Huntingdon - May 15
- Balham - May 22
- Fulham - May 27
- London Strand - May 8
- Omagh - May 19
- Rayleigh - May 20
- St Austell - May 13
- Waltham Cross - May 27
- Wilmslow - May 19
- Cannon Street - May 28,
Lloyds Bank
Here is a full list of the Lloyds Bank branch closures taking place in May 2025:
- Alnwick - May 15
- Beccles - May 6
- Matlock - May 7
- New Milton - May 13
- Newland University - May 14
- Sherborne - May 19
- South Elmsall - May 19
- Southampton Shirley - May 7
- Wetherby - May 13
- Bishop Auckland - May 8
- Bridgnorth - May 20
- Bristol Clifton - May 21
- Bristol Patchway - May 28
- Bromsgrove - May 7
- Cardiff Whitchurch - May 29
- Bolton Farnworth - May 28
- Godalming - May 29
- Herne Bay - May 21
- Launceston - May 12
- Leyland - May 8
- Fulham - May 27
- Louth - May 7
- Ludlow - May 20
- Margate - May 14
- Pontyclun - May 12
- Prudhoe - May 15
- Rayleigh - May 20
Bank of Scotland
Here is a full list of Bank of Scotland branch closures taking place in May 2025:
- Edinburgh George Street - May 6
- Banff - May 8
- Leven - May 7
- Barrhead - May 21
- Edinburgh Wester Hailes - May 27
- Kirkintilloch - May 22
- Peebles - May 27
- Sanquhar - May 28
- Uddingston - May 22.
TSB
Here is a full list of TSB bank branch closures taking place in May 2025:
- Banff - May 27
- Flint - May 29
- Whitchurch - May 21
- Tenbury Wells - May 20
- Bedlington - May 28.
Barclays
Here is a full list of Barclays Bank branch closures taking place in May 2025:
- Whitby - May 2
- Borehamwood - May 2
- Leiston - May 2.
NatWest
Here is a full list of NatWest bank branch closures taking place in May 2025:
- Eanam - May 12
- Cannock - May 12
- Allenton Derby - May 13
- Hollinwood - May 7
- Farnworth - May 15
- Goole - May 14
- Leyland - May 15
- Aintree Black Bull - May 14
- Long Eaton - May 29
- Louth - May 28
- Morley - May 8
- Denton Park Newcastle-Upon-Tyne - May 1
- Basford - May 21
- Rawtenstall - May 29
- Trafford Park - May 20
- Hunter’s Bar Sheffield - May 7
- Urmston - May 13
- Wallasey Precinct - May 21
- Widnes - May 8
- Wilmslow - May 20
- Windermere - May 1.
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Britain's high streets have been hit by a wave of bank branchPAIt should be noted that an Ulster Bank branch in Northern Ireland is also earmarked for closure, but has yet to be named.
One of the reasons bank branch closures has become the norm in recent years is due to the rise in online banking, but experts warn this leaves customers prone to scammers.
Siobhan Blagbrough, a fnancial crime manager at Ocean Finance, said: "Older generations are being pushed towards online banking without enough safeguards in place.
"In the past year alone, 75,400 older Brits fell victim to cybercrime or fraud*. Moving people online without the proper support only makes them more vulnerable to scams."
