NatWest to shut 53 branches across the UK

NatWest has confirmed 53 of its high street branches will close this year as more people turn to online banking.

Since 2015, the NatWest Group, which includes NatWest, Royal Bank of Scotland and Ulster Bank, has seen a staggering 1,431 branch closures.

What NatWest says

NatWest says most account holders (over 80%) use digital banking, adding that they’re adapting to meet “customers’ changing needs and expectations”.

They’re also expecting to inject over £20m into the network to improve customer service, upgrade branches, reduce environmental impacts and continue to invest in banking hubs and the Post Office.

Full list of NatWest closures and dates

• Accrington – 5 June
• Alfreton – 2 June
• Beverley – 25 June
• Bishop Auckland – 29 April
• Blackburn, Audley, Copy Nook – 12 May
• Bridlington – 11 June
• Cannock – 12 May
• Cleveleys – 28 April
• Derby, Allenton – 13 May
• Dewsbury – 28 April
• Ellesmere Port – 4 June
• Failsworth, Hollinwood, Oldham Road – 7 May
• Farnworth – 15 May
• Garstang – 26 June
• Goole – 14 May
• Keighley – 16 June
• Leeds, Chapel Allerton, Harrogate Road – 30 April
• Leeds, Cross Gates – 10 June
• Leek – 16 June
• Leyland, Golden Hill, Chapel Brow – 15 May
• Liverpool, Walton Vale – 14 May
• Long Eaton – 29 May
• Louth – 28 May
• Manchester – 11 June
• Mansfield – 26 June
• Market Drayton - date to be confirmed
• Mexborough – 3 June
• Middleton – 30 April
• Morley – 8 May
• Nantwich – 19 June
• Newark-on-Trent – 17 June
• Newcastle upon Tyne, West Denton – 1 May
• Nottingham, Sherwood, Hucknall Road – 21 May
• Nottingham, West Bridgford – 24 June
• Rawtenstall – 29 May
• Rochdale – 10 June
• Salford, Trafford Park, Third Avenue – 20 May
• Sheffield, Ecclesall Road – 7 May
• St Annes On Sea – 24 June
• Stafford – 25 June
• Stockport, Hazel Grove – 19 June
• Stockport, Heaton Moor – 3 June
• Stockton-on-Tees – 4 June
• Stoke-on-Trent, Longton – 5 June
• Urmston – 13 May
• Uttoxeter – 2 June
• Wallasey – 21 May
• Washington – 17 June
• Widnes – 8 May
• Willerby – 29 April
• Wilmslow – 20 May
• Windermere – 1 May
• Worksop – 18 June

What to do if your local bank closes

Banks have to weigh up any closures against existing cash services and plug any gaps.

Banking hubs are the most common alternative, although they aren’t a ‘like-for-like' replacement for traditional banks – read more about them in our guide.

Post Offices also let you carry out some banking services, such as withdrawing or depositing cash or paying in cheques.