NatWest and Halifax are set to close 39 bank branches in September in a major blow for customers.
A total of 26 NatWest branches will close, while 13 Halifax branches will also pull down the shutters. The majority of high street banks have been closing branches due to more people using online banking.
However, charities have raised concerns that this could mean vulnerable people will be left without access to essential banking services.
Banks and building societies have closed 6,443 branches since January 2015, equating to 53 closures every month, according to Which? data.
Which? says there are 432 bank closures scheduled so far in 2025, including 105 from NatWest, 101 from Halifax, 95 from Santander, 93 from Lloyds, 24 from Bank of Scotland, eight from TSB and six from Barclays.
There are 22 bank branches scheduled for closure in 2026, including 14 from Lloyds, four from Halifax, and four from Bank of Scotland.
If your local branch is closing, you can do some basic cash or counter services at your nearest Post Office – for example, if you need to pay in cash and cheques, make withdrawals and check your balance.
Some banks also now run pop-up branches or vans, but you’ll need to check online to see when one is due to visit your town.
A spokesperson for NatWest said when the bank last announced closures: “Over 80% of our active current account holders now use our digital services and over 97% of retail accounts with us are now opened online.
“Our customers appreciate the speed and convenience of digital banking for everyday transactions, and often, when it comes to making bigger, more complex decisions they value speaking to our skilled and experienced colleagues.
“Like any business, we strive to meet our customers’ changing needs and expectations and we’ve been responding to the industry wide shift towards digital services by investing to broaden what customers can do themselves and to offer them greater personalisation.”
A spokesperson for Lloyds Banking Group, which owns Halifax, said when the bank last announced closures: “Over 20 million customers are using our apps for on-demand access to their money and customers have more choice and flexibility than ever for their day-to-day banking.
“Alongside our apps, customers can also use telephone banking, visit a community banker or use any Halifax, Lloyds or Bank of Scotland branch, giving access to many more branches. Customers can also do their everyday banking at over 11,000 branches of the Post Office or in a Banking Hub.”
Full list of NatWest closures
- Cwmbran, September 1
- Wisbech, September 1
- Leicester (Melton Road), September 2
- Rayleigh, September 2
- Halesowen, September 3
- Bristol (Fishponds), September 4
- Llangefni, September 4
- Ely, September 10
- Leicester (Oadby), September 10
- Birmingham (Edgbaston), September 11
- Cardiff (Llanishen), September 11
- Luton (Leagrave), September 15
- Northampton (Weston Favell Shopping Centre), September 15
- Birmingham (Acocks Green), September 16
- Cardiff (Canton), September 16
- Cirencester, September 17
- Hinckley, September 17
- Wickford, September 18
- Willerby, September 22
- Abingdon, September 24
- Newmarket (Suffolk), September 24
- Birmingham (Smethwick), September 25
- Yate, September 25
- Melton Mowbray, September 29
- Bicester, September 30
- Sudbury, September 30
Full list of Halifax closures
- Northwich, September 3
- Skegness, September 3
- Castleford, September 8
- Barrow-in-Furness, September 10
- Brentwood, September 10
- Epsom, September 15
- Richmond (Surrey), September 16
- Long Eaton, September 18
- London Clapham Junction, September 23
- Rhyl, September 23
- Erdington, September 24
- Cirencester, September 25
- Walkden, September 25