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The bank branches shutting in Kent as 101 closures announced across the UK


Major banks have announced the closure of more than a dozen branches in Kent this year – including the loss of six NatWests which have recently been announced. In the past few weeks, NatWest has said it is shutting 47 branches nationwide, Halifax is closing 22 banks, and Lloyds 21.

Bank of Scotland also said it was shutting 10 branches, and RBS one branch. Six of those 101 closures are of banks in Kent – the NatWest branches in Dover, Gravesend, Larkfield, Paddock Wood, Rainham, and Ramsgate.




They come on top of eight other closures that had already been announced. Of those, four banks shut earlier this year, while the Lloyds on Market Square, Dover, was scheduled to close on Thursday (April 11), and the Halifax in Herne Bay, and Barclays branches in Ramsgate and Greenhithe are all due to shut later this month.

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That means 14 banks will be lost to Kent high streets by the end of the year, with the closure of one of them – the NatWest in Larkfield – leaving the surrounding community with no branches of any bank remaining. And since February 2022, Kent will have lost 38 banks.

You can see which banks are closing or have closed in your area this year using our interactive map below:

Nationally, 346 banks either have already closed or will close this year – the equivalent of nearly one per day – with another six banks scheduled to shut in 2025 and the final closure date of 15 banks yet to be confirmed. Announcing the latest closures on its website, NatWest said: “Banking has changed dramatically in recent years, with an increased demand for mobile and online services, as our customers benefit from a faster and easier way to bank.



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