It comes after Santander announced it would shut 95 branches and reduce the opening times in some locations, resulting in 750 jobs being cut
Santander is set to close 23 bank branches this month in a huge blow for the UK high street. The first closures will take place on June 16, when five sites including Clacton, Croydon, Gateshead, Launceston and Peterhead will shut for good.
The final four closures in Fleet, Musselburgh, Portadown and Swandlincote will happen on June 30. You can find a full list of all the Santander closures happening in June below.
It comes after Santander announced it would shut 95 branches and reduce the opening times in some locations, resulting in 750 jobs being cut.
At the time of this announcement in March this year, Santander had 444 branches. If your local branch is closing, you can visit a Santander community banker, who visit local community venues for a set period of time.
There are also banking hubs, which are shared spaces on the high street where customers can deposit and withdraw cash and perform other everyday banking tasks.
Santander customers can also visit their nearest Post Office to pay in and withdraw cash, check their balance, and deposit cheques. Santander said the closures are down to more people using online banking.
A spokesperson for Santander UK, said: “As customer behaviour changes, we are ensuring that our branches remain fit for the future.
“Our new combination of full-service branches, alongside Work Cafés, counter-free branches and reduced hours branches, aims to provide the right balance between digital banking and face-to-face money management and guidance.
“As a business, we must move with customers and balance our investment across all the places where we interact with customers, to deliver the very best for them now and in the future.
“Closing a branch is always a very difficult decision and we spend a great deal of time assessing where and when we do this and how to minimise the impact it may have on our customers.
“However, we believe that the introduction of our new Community Bankers and the exciting plans we have for our remaining network of 349 branches and Work Cafés, alongside the rapid and innovative improvements to our award-winning mobile banking app, will provide the right balance of digital banking and human interaction when required.”
Full list of Santander closures in June
- Aberdare – June 24
- Arbroath – June 17
- Blackwood – June 23
- Brecon – June 25
- Clacton – June 16
- Cleveleys – June 23
- Croydon 128 NE – June 16
- Dungannon – June 23
- Eltham – June 23
- Fleet – June 30
- Gateshead Metro – June 16
- Glasgow LDHQ – June 24
- Glasgow MX – June 23
- Greenford – June 24
- Kidderminster – June 18
- Kilburn – June 17
- Launceston – June 16
- Louth – June 17
- Magherafelt – June 24
- Musselburgh – June 30
- Peterhead – June 16
- Portadown – June 30
- Swandlincote – June 30
- Torquay – June 17