Major bank to close 18 more branches this year – full list of locations affected
A TOTAL of 18 bank branches are set to close their doors across the UK high street.
The Royal Bank of Scotland will be shuttering the sites this year, with the earliest closure set for September.
Among those now earmarked to close are branches in Aberdeen, Edinburgh, Glasgow and Leith, according to LINK which keeps track of any planned branch closures across the UK.
The bank has a total of 86 branches across Scotland, and the closures will lead to the loss of 105 jobs.
It comes after hundreds of building society and bank branches closed their doors for good already this year.
Customers are increasingly turning to online banking to manage their finances while banks and building societies look for ways to cut costs.
Here is a full list of the Royal Bank of Scotland branches shutting between September and November:
- 78 Union Street, Aberdeen – 09/10/2024
- 8 Hopetoun Street, Bathgate – 25/09/2024
- 18 Tay Walk, Cumbernauld – 18/09/2024
- 277 Strathmartine Road, Dundee – 08/10/2024
- 24/25 Princes Square, East Kilbride – 01/10/2024
- 206 Bruntsfield Place, Edinburgh – 26/09/2024
- 2 Bernard Street, Leith – 10/10/2024
- 30 Nicolson Street, Edinburgh – 19/09/2024
- 2139 Paisley Road, West Cardonald – 17/09/2024
- 9 Clifton Place, Glasgow – 19/11/2024
- 88 Main Street, Rutherglen – 24/09/2024
- 2 Colquhoun Square, Helensburgh – 25/09/2024
- 29 Harbour Road, Inverness – TBC
- Unit 28 Eastgate Shopping Centre, Inverness – TBC
- 35/37 Main Street, Largs – 03/10/2024
- 2 Main Street, New Deer – 26/09/2024
- 30 Old Liston Road, Newbridgen – 02/10/2024
- 98 Main Street, Wishaw – 24/09/2024
RBS, which is part of the NatWest group, isn’t the only bank closing branches this year.
Several locations will pull down their shutters in England, Wales, and Scotland in a fresh blow to customers.
These include big-name lenders which are staples on the UK high street.
Throughout April alone, Barclays is shutting 23 branches while Lloyds is closing 12 and the Bank of Scotland (BoS) will be shuttering one.
Meanwhile, 14 Halifax branches will close.
So far in 2024, more than 300 sites have closed or are forecast to shut.
Most recently, two major high street banks confirmed they are set to close 48 bank branches between them in a fresh blow for the high street.
Which bank branches have already closed in 2024?
HUNDREDS of bank branches have been forecast for closure this year, with 110 shutting already this year.
January
- Lloyds, 22 Grover Walk, Corringham, England – 15/01/2024
- Lloyds, 612-614 Wolseley Road, Plymouth, England – 10/01/2024
- Lloyds, 11/12 The Shopping Village, Gateshead, England – 09/01/2024
- Lloyds, 453 Wilmslow Road, Withington, England – 08/01/2024
- Halifax, 7 Station Plaza, Ilkley, England – 15/01/2024
- Halifax, 4 Central Arcade, Cleckheaton, England – 31/01/2024
- Halifax, 178/180 High Street, Gosforth, England – 08/01/2024
- Halifax, 374 Harrogate Road, Leeds, England – 09/01/2024
- Halifax, 56/57 High Street, Stourbridge, England – 10/01/2024
- Halifax, 52 – 54 Union Street, Aberdeen, Scotland – 11/01/2024
- BoS, 816 Govan Road, Govan, Scotland – 09/01/2024
- BoS, Brodick, Isle of Arran, Scotland – 31/01/2024
February
- Lloyds 13-14 High Street, Cradley Heath, England – 08/02/2024
- Lloyds 9 Boverton Road, Llantwit Major, Wales – 08/02/2024
- Lloyds Crown Glass Place, Nailsea, England – 01/02/2024
- Lloyds 308-312 Chiswick High Road, London, England – 19/02/2024
- Halifax 43/45 Sheep Street, Bicester, England – 07/02/2024
- Halifax 13 Market Jew Street, Penzance, England – 20/02/2024
- Halifax 131-133 Princes Street, Edinburgh, Scotland – 26/02/2024
- Halifax 35-41 Sauchiehall Street, Glasgow, Scotland – 05/02/2024
- BoS Main Street, Tarbert, Isle Of Harris, Scotland – 22/02/2024
- BoS Lochmaddy, Isle Of North Uist, Scotland – 26/02/2024
- BoS 42 Stuart Street, Millport, Scotland – 20/02/2024
- NatWest 1 Water Lane, Bakewell, England – 22/02/2024
- NatWest 314 Chiswick High Road, London, England – 20/02/2024
- NatWest 151 New Line, Bradford, England – 21/02/2024
- NatWest 2 Greenwich Church Street, Greenwich, England – 22/02/2024
- NatWest 262 Marine Road Central, Morecambe, England – 28/02/2024
- NatWest 34 Moor Street, Ormskirk, England – 27/02/2024
- NatWest 1 Taff Street, Pontypridd, Wales – 29/02/2024
- NatWest 5 High Street East, Redcar, England – 20/02/2024
- NatWest 159 High Street, Rickmansworth, England – 29/02/2024
- NatWest 10 Victoria Road, Surbiton, England – 21/02/2024
- NatWest 10 High Street, Wednesfield, England – 28/02/2024
- NatWest 12 Station Parade, London, England – 27/02/2024
- Barclays
- Barclays 1 High Street, Westbury-on-Trym, England – 16/02/2024
- Barclays 16 Vaughan Street, Llanelli, Wales – 22/02/2024
- Barclays 43 High Street Sheringham, England – 21/02/2024
- Barclays 34 Market Place, Dereham, England – 15/02/2024
- Barclays 130 George Lane, South Woodford, England – 23/02/2024
- Barclays 32 Hill Street, Newry, Northern Ireland – 16/02/2024
- Barclays 27/29 Church Street, Coleraine, Northern Ireland – 23/02/2024
- Barclays 22/24 Hide Hill , Berwick-Upon-Tweed, England – 14/02/2024
- Barclays 2 Holly Parade, 20 High Street, Cobham, England – 14/02/2024
- Barclays 22 The Borough, Farnham, England – 21/02/2024
- Barclays 131 Eltham High Street, Eltham, England – 16/02/2024
- Barclays 2 The Square Abingdon, England – 15/02/2024
- Barclays 2 Market Place, Cannock, England – 22/02/2024
- Barclays 197 Shenley Road, Borehamwood, England – 21/02/2024
- Barclays 54 High Street, Ruislip, England – 16/02/2024
- Ulster Bank 1a Main Street, Ballynahinch, Northern Ireland – 28/02/2024
- Ulster Bank 1-2 Kings Square, Belfast, Northern Ireland – 21/02/2024
- Ulster Bank 356-369 Ormeau Road, Belfast, Northern Ireland – 20/02/2024
- Ulster Bank 29 Clooney Terrace, Waterside, Northern Ireland – 27/02/2024
March
- Lloyds 26 Bridge Street, Downham Market, England, PE38 9DH – 25/03/2024
- Lloyds 102-104 Market Street, Shirebrook, England, NG20 8AD – 25/03/2024
- Lloyds 39 High Street Sidmouth, England, EX10 8LQ – 26/03/2024
- Lloyds 49 John Street Porthcawl, Wales, CF36 3AS – 27/03/2024
- Lloyds 185 Queen Street, Withernsea, England, HU19 2JR – 27/03/2024
- Lloyds 27 Fore Street Wellington, England, TA21 8AF – 25/03/2024
- Lloyds 22 King Street, Stretford, England, M32 8AD – 12/03/2024
- Lloyds 30 Market Place, Brackley, England, NN13 7BA – 26/03/2024
- Lloyds 5-6 King Street, Penrith, England, CA11 7AP – 19/03/2024
- Lloyds 39 Chester Road West, Shotton, Wales, CH5 1BY – 13/03/2024
- Lloyds 82-84 High Street, Ruislip, England, HA4 7AB – 13/03/2024
- Lloyds 1 Walm Lane Willesden Green, England, NW2 5SN – 21/03/2024
- Lloyds 3 Market Hill, Diss, England, IP22 4JZ – 20/03/2024
- Halifax 3/5 Kirkgate, Otley, England, – 26/03/2024
- Halifax 58 Beveridge Way, Newton Aycliffe, England – 27/03/2024
- Halifax 32 John Street, Porthcawl, Wales – 26/03/2024
- Halifax 99 High Street, Barnet, England – 12/03/2024
- Halifax 91 Holton Road, Barry, Wales – 18/03/2024
- Halifax 8/10 High Street, Dartford, England – 18/03/2024
- Halifax 12A Market Place, Diss, England – 20/03/2024
- Halifax 1 Church Street, Dereham, England – 14/03/2024
- Halifax 82 High Street, Lymington, England – 11/03/2024
- Halifax 29/33 Chestergate, Macclesfield, England – 11/03/2024
- Halifax 248/250 High Street, Orpington, England – 12/03/2024
- Halifax 41/42 Middlegate, Penrith, England – 19/03/2024
- Halifax 11/12 High Street, Stamford, England – 14/03/2024
- BoS 74 Byres Road, Glasgow, Scotland – 21/03/2024
- NatWest 817 Bristol Road South, Birmingham, England – 05/03/2024
- NatWest 267 Castle Street, Dudley, England – 07/03/2024
- NatWest 36 High Street, Maldon, England – 07/03/2024
- NatWest 509 Prescot Road, Liverpool, England – 05/03/2024
- NatWest 208 Piccadilly London, England – 06/03/2024
- NatWest 56 High Street, Rochester, England – 06/03/2024
- Barclays 2 Liscard Village, Wallasey, England – 28/03/2024
- Barclays 100 High Street, Poole, England – 08/03/2024
- Barclays Crown Buildings, 11 Broad Street, Builth Wells, Wales – 06/03/2024
- Barclays 57 Frogmore Street, Abergavenny, Wales – 01/03/2024
- Barclays 85 High Street, Blackwood, Wales – 22/03/2024
- Barclays 81 High Street, Scunthorpe, England – 20/03/2024
- Barclays 23 Market Place, Mansfield, England – 01/03/2024
- Barclays 35 Victoria Street, Grimsby, England – 13/03/2024
- Barclays 4 North Bar Within, Beverley, England – 21/03/2024
- Barclays 197 High Street, Perth, Scotland – 08/03/2024
- Barclays 24 High Street, Dundee, Scotland, 15/03/2024
- Valley House, Kingsway, Team Valley, Gateshead, England – 15/03/2024
- Barclays Priestpopple, Hexham, England – 01/03/2024
- Barclays 193 High Street, Northallerton, England – 14/03/2024
- Barclays 49 High Street, Skipton, England – 07/03/2024
- Barclays 63/65 High Street, Rayleigh, England – 22/03/2024
- Barclays 2/4 Aldermans Hill, Palmers Green, London, England – 08/03/2024
- Barclays 8 The Broadway, Crouch End, England – 01/03/2024
- Ulster Bank 27 Main Street, Crumlin, Northern Ireland – 20/03/2024
- Ulster Bank 2 Farmley Road, Glengormley, Northern Ireland – 13/03/2024
- Ulster Bank 186 Main Street, Lisnaskea, Northern Ireland – 06/03/2024
- Ulster Bank 14-16 Market Street, Lurgan, Northern Ireland – 05/03/2024
- Ulster Bank 91-93 University Road, Belfast, Northern Ireland – 12/03/2024
What you can do if your local bank branch closes
The vast majority of banking customers are moving online and don’t need a physical branch as much as before.
But any closures can be an issue for others, particularly elderly people in rural areas who don’t have access to the internet.
However, if your local branch is set to close, or has recently, you have some options.
You can carry out most basic banking tasks at your nearest Post Office.
You won’t be able to apply for a loan or open a new bank account at once though.
You can find your nearest Post Office branch by using the locator tool on its website.
Meanwhile, many banks offer a mobile banking service – where they bring a bus to your area offering services you can usually get at a physical branch.
The news today comes after it was announced The Co-operative Bank will be acquired by Coventry Building Society, pending regulatory approval.
Elsewhere, here is the full list of bank branches shutting in April.
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