Scores of Lloyds, Halifax and Bank of Scotland branches to close

In total, 28 Lloyds Bank, 17 Halifax and 15 Bank of Scotland branches will close between October 2024 and June 2025 (see full list below).

It said all staff working at these branches will be offered a role at another branch or in another part of its business.

The banking giant said customer preference for “ease and convenience” has led to more than 19 million people now using its app.

At the same time, use of branches in these 60 locations has fallen by an average of 52% (and up to 68%) in the last five years.

However, Lloyds said all of the branch locations announced for closure have alternative options for accessing cash nearby, such as a Post Office, or free-to-use ATM.

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Further, 28 new ‘community bankers’ will be introduced, in addition to those already helping communities, to provide targeted banking support where a branch is closing (see below for more information and locations).

A Lloyds Banking Group spokesperson said: “Mobile banking is more popular than ever, with over 19 million customers choosing our app to manage their money. Alongside our app, customers can bank online, over the phone, at a Banking Hub, a Post Office or by speaking to one of our Community Bankers.”

Over 100 branches flagged for closure this year alone

So far in 2024, Lloyds Banking Group has announced 114 branches will close.

Earlier in March this year, it confirmed more than 50 branches were set to close between July 2024 and January 2025.

It added that once all previously announced closures are complete, Lloyds Banking Group will have 947 branches, split between 466 Lloyds Bank, 373 Halifax and 108 Bank of Scotland locations.

These are the latest Lloyds branch locations (28) flagged to close:

• Stratford Road, Alcester, England, B49 5AX, 25/06/2025
• Compton, Ashbourne, England, DE6 1DY, 24/06/2025
• 131 Lea Village, Kitts Green, England, B33 9SH, 27/01/2025
• 87-89 Queensway, Bletchley, England, MK2 2DW, 03/03/2025
• 43 Waterloo Road, Blyth, England, NE24 1BW, 04/03/2025
• 72 King Street, Brynmawr, Wales, NP23 4XR, 18/02/2025
• 79 High Street, Chesham, England, HP5 1BT, 24/02/2025
• Woodside High Street, Cranbrook, England, TN17 3DJ, 11/02/2025
• 305 Garstang Road, Preston, England, PR2 9XJ, 23/10/2024
• 132-133 High Street, Gorleston-on-Sea, England, NR31 6QU, 20/01/2025
• 171 Shields Road, Heaton, England, NE6 1HN, 28/10/2024
• 21 The Square, Kenilworth, England, CV8 1EE, 25/02/2025
• 3-4 Market Street, Kettering, England, NN16 0AH, 12/11/2024
• Market Square, Leighton Buzzard, England, LU7 1EU, 26/11/2024
• The Parade, Liskeard, England, PL14 6AW, 25/02/2025
• 55 Cheshire Street Market, Drayton, England, TF9 1PN, 12/11/2024
• 52 Hereford Street, Presteigne, Wales, LD8 2AU, 03/03/2025
• 15 Stubbin Lane, Sheffield, England, S5 6QG, 26/06/2025
• 43 Cheapside, Spennymoor, England, DL16 6QF, 26/06/2025
• 1 The Pavement, St Ives, England, PE27 5AE, 24/02/2025
• 65 Front Street, Stanley, England, DH9 0SZ, 26/06/2025
• The Square, Stow-on-the-Wold, England, GL54 1BJ, 17/02/2025
• 5 High Street, Swindon, England, SN1 3EN, 03/02/2025
• 51-52 Fleet Street, Torquay, England, TQ2 5DW, 16/10/2024
• 14 Molesworth Street, Wadebridge, England, PL27 7DE, 17/02/2025
• 12 Swan Street, Warwick, England, CV34 4BJ, 24/06/2025
• 8 The Thoroughfare, Woodbridge, England, IP12 1AF, 25/06/2025
• 195 High Street, Worle, England, BS22 6JS, 15/10/2024

These are the latest Halifax branch locations (17) flagged to close:

• Castle Court Royal Avenue, Belfast, Northern Ireland, BT1 1DD, 04/02/2025
• 17-18 Connswater Shopping Centre, Belfast, Northern Ireland, BT5 5LP, 10/02/2025
• Corn Exchange Market Square, Bishop’s Stortford, England, CM23 3XF 28/10/2024
• 37 Waterloo Road, Blyth, England, NE24 1BW, 04/11/2024
• 350-355 Cabot Place East, Canary Wharf, England, E14 4QT, 22/10/2024
• 46 Bridge Street, Evesham, England, WR11 4RY, 05/11/2024
• 97-101 High Street, Gillingham, England, ME7 1BL, 11/02/2025
• 234 High Street, Harwich, England, CO12 3PA, 24/10/2024
• 224 Telegraph Road, Heswall, England, CH60 0AL, 21/10/2024
• 14 High Street, Leighton Buzzard, England, LU7 1DY, 20/01/2025
• 68 High Street, Littlehampton, England, BN17 5EA, 23/06/2025
• 25 Westway, Maghull, England, L31 2PQ, 28/11/2024
• 1 Church Street, Ormskirk, England, L39 3QB, 14/10/2024
• 32 North Street, Rugby, England, CV21 2AH, 23/10/2024
• 54 School Road, Sale, England, M33 7XE, 30/10/2024
• 28 Bridge Street, Stratford-upon-Avon, England, CV37 6AD, 22/01/2025
• 32 The Newlands, Witham, England, CM8 2UU, 14/10/2024

These are the latest Bank of Scotland branch locations (15) flagged to close:

• 50 Hopetoun Street, Bathgate, Scotland, EH48 4EU, 30/06/2025
• 24 High Street, Bonnyrigg, Scotland, EH19 2AA, 16/10/2024
• 42 Main Street, Callander, Scotland, FK17 8BD, 30/10/2024
• 9 Longrow, South Campbeltown, Scotland, PA28 6AL, 29/10/2024
• 349-351 High Street, Cowdenbeath, Scotland, KY4 9QJ, 24/06/2025
• 1 Bothwell Street, Dunfermline, Scotland, KY11 3AG, 21/01/2025
• 153 Portobello High Street, Portobello, Scotland, EH15 1AG, 22/10/2024
• Carberry Road, Kirkcaldy, Scotland, KY1 3PA, 21/01/2025
• Main Street, Kyle, Scotland, IV40 8AB, 27/01/2025
• Regent Centre Blackness Road, Linlithgow, Scotland, EH49 7HU, 18/02/2025
• Main Street, Mallaig, Scotland, PH41 4PZ, 16/10/2024
• 37 Albert Street, Newton Stewart, Scotland, DG8 6EF, 23/06/2025
• 23 Westgate, North Berwick, Scotland, EH39 4AG, 19/02/2025
• 36-42 Montague Street, Rothesay, Scotland, PA20 0BT, 30/06/2025
• 18 Bridge Street, Wick, Scotland, KW1 4NG, 25/06/2025

Community bankers and banking hubs

‘Community bankers’ provide face-to-face services to customers in their local areas, including making payments, account enquiries and online banking support.

These will be introduced in the following areas:

Lloyds Bank: Blyth, Chesham, Cranbrook, Kenilworth, Kettering, Leighton Buzzard, Liskeard, Market Drayton, Presteigne, St Ives Cambridge, Stow-on-the-Wold and Wadebridge.

Halifax: Bishops Stortford, Blyth, Evesham, Harwich, Heswall, Leighton Buzzard, Maghull Westway, Ormskirk, Stratford-upon-Avon, Rugby and Witham.

Bank of Scotland: Callander, Campbeltown, Kyle, Mallaig and North Berwick.

Meanwhile, LINK, the UK’s cash access and ATM network, has recommended a banking hub in 14 locations: Alcester, Ashbourne, Bathgate, Cowdenbeath, Linlithgow, Littlehampton, Newton Stewart, Rothesay, Sheffield Firth Park, Spennymoor Cheapside, Stanley, Warwick, Wick and Woodbridge.

Banking hubs are a shared banking space, similar to a traditional bank branch, but available to everyone. The hubs will consist of a counter service operated by Post Office employees, where customers of any bank can withdraw and deposit cash, make bill payments and carry out regular banking transactions.

They also offer private spaces where customers can speak to community bankers from their own bank for more complicated matters that require specialist knowledge or privacy. The banks will be working on a rotating basis, so there will be staff from different banks available on different days.

In total, LINK has recommended 146 banking hubs following a plethora of bank branch closure announcements across the industry. There are currently 60 banking hubs up and running in the UK.

Lloyds added that it will be working with industry partners to provide ATMs in Birmingham Kitts Green, Cranbrook, Gillingham (Kent), Littlehampton and Presteigne.

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