Full list of NatWest branches closing this week

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4 days ago

Six NatWest branches will close this week in a fresh blow to the British high street.
But they won't be the last -a further 52 permanent branches and three mobile vans will shut from September to February.
St Annes On Sea – June 24
West Bridgford – June 24
Beverley – June 25
Stafford – June 25
Garstang – June 26
Mansfield – June 26
Face-to-face banks have slowly disappeared from high streets over the last few years, leaving some towns without a single branch.
Banks and building societies have closed 6,443 branches since January 2015 – 64% of the total that were open at the time – according to Which?.
Santander is closing 10 of its branches this week as well.
NatWest Group, which includes Royal Bank of Scotland and Ulster Bank, has closed a total of 1,455 branches since 2015, including 48 last year – more than any other banking group.
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Many banks, NatWest included, have said there are fewer reasons these days to have banks as customers opt for mobile or online banking.
NatWest Group, which comprises NatWest, Royal Bank of Scotland and Ulster Bank, has closed 1,477 branches in the last decade.
Which? says that Lloyds Banking Group – Lloyds Bank, Halifax and Bank of Scotland – has shut down 1,391 sites.
Barclays has shuttered the most, however, at 1,236.
All in all, every region of the UK has lost more than half of their local banks.
Pulling the shutters down on banks for good can harm older people and people with poor health, especially those living in rural communities, campaigners say.
As many as 32 UK constituencies are now left without a single bank branch, while a further 71 are down to just one location.
While banks have clubbed together under government pressure to set up shared hubs, just 76 of the recommended 162 had opened by the end of September 2024. More Trending
Natwest said: 'Over 80% of our active current account holders now use our digital services and over 97% of retail accounts with us are now opened online.
'Our customers appreciate the speed and convenience of digital banking for everyday transactions, and often, when it comes to making bigger, more complex decisions, they value speaking to our skilled and experienced colleagues.'
Abingdon, Market Place – September 24
Ashby-de-la-Zouch – September 18
Bicester – September 30
Birmingham, Acocks Green – September 16
Bridgwater – October 27
Bridpor – October 29
Cardiff, Canton – September 16
Chippenham – October 15
Cirencester – September 17
Cromer – date TBC
Cwmbran – September 1
Dorchester – October 22
Birmingham, Edgbaston – September 11
Ely – September 10
Evesham – date TBC
Bristol – Fishponds – September 4
Halesowen – September 3
Hinckley – September 17
Honiton– October 21
Kettering – October 28
Launceston – date TBC
Luton, Leagrave – September 15
Leicester, Melton Road – September 2
Leighton Buzzard, October 28
Llangefni – September 4
Cardiff, Llanishen – September 11
Lowestoft – October 15
Melton Mowbray – September 29
Midsomer Norton – October 8
Mold – October 21
Neath – October 13
Newmarket – September 24
Northampton, Weston Favell Shopping Centre – September 15
Leicester, Oadby – September 10
Paignton – October 2
Portishead, Bristol – date TBC
Rayleigh – September 2
Redditch – October 14
Ringwood – October 1
Romsey – October 13
Leamington Spa – October 1
Birmingham Shirley – September 25
Stevenage – October 7
Stratford-upon-Avon – October 8
Sudbury – September 30
Torquay – September 3
Trowbridge – October 16
Wellingborough – October 7
Wickford – September 18
Wisbech – September 1
Yate, Bristol – September 27
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Prestatyn, Lower High Street Car Park – September 29
Abergele, Tesco Car Park – September 29
Welshpool, Tesco Car Park – September 29
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