managing your money
Published 06 Oct 2023
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Another 62 high street banks set to close their doors for good this month
The closure of the UK’s high street banks gathers momentum this month, with another 62 branches closing their doors for good, according to data provided by cash machine operator Link.
Written by: Rebecca Routledge
Senior Content Manager
Published: 6 October 2023
Is your local branch one of them?
Here’s a list of the ones that are shutting up shop for good:
Barclays
London (25 Charing Cross Road) 6 October
Fakenham (17 Market Place) 6 October
Easingwold (Chapel Street) 13 October
Caerphilly (The Twyn) 13 October
Newquay (2 Chester Road) 13 October
Dumfries (3 Castle Street) 13 October
Potters Bar (28 Station Road) 13 October
Dunstable (16 High Street North) 13 October
Ashton-under-Lyne (Arcades Shopping Centre) 13 October
Leighton Buzzard (2 Market Square) 18 October
Malton (23 Yorkersgate) 19 October
Cardiff (42 Wellfield Roath) 20 October
Salford (Media City) 20 October
Thirsk (24 Market Place) 25 October
Norwich (3 St James Court) 27 October
Bank of Scotland
Fort Augustus (Station Road) 5 October
Eyemouth (Manse Road) 9 October
Ballater (9 Bridge Street) 11 October
Duns (10 Market Square) 16 October
Braemar (7-9 Invercauld Road) 17 October
Ullapool (30 West Argyle Street) 23 October
Aberfoyle (Main Street) 24 October
Newcastleton (Douglas Square) 31 October
Halifax
Great Barr (903 Walsall Road) 4 October
Craigavon (23 Market Street) 4 October
Feltham (30A The Centre) 5 October
Lloyds
Slough (173 Buckingham Avenue) 5 October
Northampton (275 Wellingborough Road 9 October
Kingsbridge (65-67 Fore Street) 11 October
Prenton (355 Woodchurch Road) 16 October
Llanishen (29 Kimberley Terrace) 24 October
Cromer (1 West Street) 25 October
Thirsk (Market Place) 31 October
Farnham (75 Castle Street) 31 October
NatWest
Gosport (5 High Street) 3 October
Cleethorpes (39 Grimsby Road) 3 October
Southampton (1 Romsey Road) 4 October
Sidcup (87 High Street) 4 October
Southgate (12 The Broadway) 5 October
Woodley (131 Crockhamwell Road) 5 October
Stanmore (9 The Broadway) 10 October
Tiverton (11 Fore Street) 10 October
Newcastle-under-Lyme (Parkhouse Industrial Estate) 11 October
London (The Willett Building) 11 October
Beckton (15 Mary Rose Mall) 12 October
Weybridge (1 High Street) 12 October
Wickersley (Bawtry Road) 17 October
Prestwich (463 Bury New Road) 18 October
Tavistock (Bedford Square) 18 October
Alton (38 High Steet) 19 October
Exmouth (11 Rolle Street) 19 October
Norwich (119 Boundary Road) 31 October
Wanstead (53 High Street) 31 October
Virgin Money
Derby (28 St. Peter’s Street) 17 October
Wolverhampton (67 Queen Street) 18 October
Chester (6-8 Watergate Street) 19 October
Milton Keynes (502 Silbury Boulevard) 23 October
St Albans (5 Lockey House) 24 October
Cambridge (26-27 Sidney Street) 25 October
Norwich (10 Castle Street) 26 October
Cheltenham (215 High Street) 30 October
Swindon (10 Regent Circus) 31 October
Where to do your banking if your local branch is closing down
Over 600 bank branches that were open at the start of 2023 are due to close by the end of December.
Another 42 are pencilled in for closure next year.
If yours is among them, find out where to withdraw cash, talk to someone from your bank, manage your payments and deposit cheques.
Written by: Rebecca Routledge
Senior Content Manager
A qualified journalist for over 15 years with a background in financial services. Rebecca is Money Wellness’s consumer champion, helping you improve your financial wellbeing by providing information on everything from income maximisation to budgeting and saving tips.
Published: 6 October 2023
The information in this post was correct at the time of publishing. Please check when it was written, as information can go out of date over time.
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Written by: Rebecca Routledge
Senior Content Manager
Published: 6 October 2023
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