The next wave of high street bank closures is coming this month, with Barclays, Halifax and Lloyds set to close 48 branches in April alone. This includes one in Greater Manchester, but even more are set to follow later this year.
Barclays is closing the highest number of branches across the UK this month, with 21 banks set to disappear from the nation’s high streets. It is the latest in the death knell of high street banking, which has seen more than 2000 branches close in just the past two years.
Banks blame the move to online services for their declining branch numbers, but consumer groups have raised concerns about how these closures impact elderly and vulnerable customers who might struggle to use the internet, or be able to drive further to access in-person banking services.
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Which? research shows banks and building societies have closed a total of 5,908 branches since January 2015, which is a rate of around 54 each month. Which? said that this represents more than half the branches that were open at the start of 2015.
More banks are set to close in Greater Manchester later this year. They are:
- Barclays: 25 High Street, Oldham on May 24
- Natwest: 20 Melbourne Street, Stalybridge on July 8
- Natwest: 27 Lee Lane, Horwich with closure date to be confirmed
- Halifax: 4/8 Longfield Centre, Prestwich on September 5
Barclays
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22/23 High Street, Burton-on-Trent, England, DE14 1HU – 11/04/2024
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306 Romford Road, Forest Gate, England, E7 9HH – 11/04/2024
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28 High Street, Ely, England, CB7 4LA – 11/04/2024
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20 Old Brompton Road, South Kensington, England, SW7 3DL – 12/04/2024
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33 Market Square, Kirkby Stephen, England, CA17 4QN – 12/04/2024
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36 Dunraven Place, Bridgend, Wales, CF31 1JB – 12/04/2024
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City Office Park, Tritton Road, Lincoln, England, LN6 7AR – 12/04/2024
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10 North Street, Bishop’s Stortford, England, CM23 2LH – 12/04/2024
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33-35 High Street, Grantham, England, NG31 6PH – 17/04/2024
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Market Square, Penrith, England, CA11 7YB – 17/04/2024
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Unit 27, Longbridge Town Centre, Birmingham, England, B31 2UQ – 18/04/2024
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1 Yorkshire Street, Rochdale, England, OL16 1BH – 18/04/2024
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27 Station Road, Clacton-on-Sea, England, CO15 1TD – 18/04/2024
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9 The Parade, Neath, Wales, SA11 1RE – 19/04/2024
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11/13 Queen Street, Ramsgate, England, CT11 9DZ – 19/04/2024
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28 Molesworth Street, Wadebridge, England, PL27 7DN – 25/04/2024
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38 Market Street, Lancaster, England, LA1 1HS – 25/04/2024
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78/80 Kilmarnock Road, Shawlands, Scotland, G41 3NN – 26/04/2024
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32 High Street, Cardigan, Wales, SA43 1HH – 26/04/2024
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92 High Street, Maidenhead, England, SL6 1PX – 26/04/2024
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Unit 62, Bluewater Park, Greenhithe, England, DA9 9SQ – 26/04/2024
Halifax
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Prescot Shopping Centre, Prescot, England, L34 5GA – 08/04/2024
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7/7A Market Place, Thorne, Doncaster, England, DN8 5DH – 08/04/2024
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44 Greengate Street, Stafford, England, ST16 2JA – 08/04/2024
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40/41 King Street, Whitehaven, England, CA28 7JN – 09/04/2024
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2 Market Place, Ossett, EnglandWF5 8BQ – 09/04/2024
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58-62 High Street, Ilford, England, IG6 2DQ – 15/04/2024
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17 Windsor Court, Morley, England, LS27 9BG – 16/04/2024
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1 High Street, Daventry, England, NN11 4BW – 17/04/2024
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149/151, Mortimer Street, Herne BayEngland, CT6 5HS – 17/04/2024
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165 Shenley Road, Borehamwood, England, WD6 1AH – 18/04/2024
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25 Bridge Street, Spalding, England, PE11 1XG – 18/04/2024
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2170 Coventry Road, Sheldon, England, B26 3JB – 22/04/2024
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17 Fore Street, Bridgwater, England, TA6 5AG – 23/04/2024
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73A Station Road, New Milton, England, BH25 6JD – 23/04/2024
Lloyds
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5 Market Place, Selby, England, YO8 4NT – 03/04/2024
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12 High Street, Newtown, Wales, SY16 2NX – 03/04/2024
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129-131 High Street, Rochester,England, ME2 4TW – 04/04/2024
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110-112 High Street, Putney, EnglandSW15 1RG- 04/04/2024
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Union Street, Ulverston, England, LA12 7HR – 09/04/2024
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71-73 High Street, Stone, England, ST15 8AG – 10/04/2024
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67 Fore Street, Saltash, England, PL12 6AJ – 10/04/2024
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34 Station Road, West Drayton, England, UB7 7BZ – 11/04/2024
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4 Market Square, Dover, England, CT16 1ND – 11/04/2024
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19-20 Wellington Street, Teignmouth, England, TQ14 8HW – 15/04/2024
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16 Main Street, Mexborough, EnglandS64 9DW – 22/04/2024
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15-17 Pool Street, Caernarfon, Wales, LL55 2AD – 30/04/2024