Full list of banks in Wales closing in 2024 as Barclays, Halifax, Lloyds and NatWest shut branches
More than a dozen branches of big-name banks will close their doors for good in Wales next year, including two in one town. Over 1,000 banks have closed in the UK in less than two years and many communities – like this one in Pembrokeshire – are seeing their last remaining branches shut.
A new list of the branches closing in 2024 has been compiled by the Mirror. Data from Which? shows 5,791 branches have shut since January 2015 – around 54 per month.
Across the UK, 189 are scheduled to close in 2024 and this includes 13 in Wales. Branches of Barclays, Halifax, Lloyds and Natwest are facing the chop and their closure dates have already been confirmed – and in Porthcawl, branches of two separate banks are closing.
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Caroline Abrahams, charity director for Age UK, said this “avalanche” of closures would hit older people in rural and semi-rural areas the hardest, especially those who do not use computers, as well as those in towns and cities. She added: “The reality is that for almost everyone, it is getting progressively harder to bank face to face, leaving millions of older people who are not online potentially high and dry.”
You can read the full list of UK closures and more about what the Financial Conduct Authority is doing to maintain access to cash across the UK here. If your local bank is closing, you can also do some basic cash and counter services at your nearest post office – and your bank may operate a pop-up branch or van.
Here is the full list of branches set to close in Wales next year:
Barclays
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16 Vaughan Street, Llanelli – 22/02/2024
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57 Frogmore Street, Abergavenny – 01/03/2024
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Crown Buildings, 11 Broad Street, Builth Wells – 06/03/2024
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85 High Street, Blackwood – 22/03/2024
Halifax
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91 Holton Road, Barry – 18/03/2024
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32 John Street, Porthcawl – 26/03/2024
Lloyds
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9 Boverton Road, Llantwit Major – 08/02/2024
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39 Chester Road West, Shotton – 13/03/2024
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49 John Street Porthcawl – 27/03/2024
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12 High Street Newtown – 03/04/2024
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15-17 Pool Street, Caernarfon – 30/04/2024
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33 Dunraven Street, Tonypandy – 04/07/2024
