A MAJOR high street bank has confirmed that it will close more branches in another high street blow.
Barclays is set to close another five branches over the coming months.
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The closures come as big banks look to move more of their services online.
Most branches announced for closure will be shutting in April this year.
In December, the high street bank only recently announced that other sites are set to be shuttered.
Barclays has announced nearly 200 branch closures in recent years, saying only 10% of transactions were now taking place face-to-face.
Here is the new list of Barclays branches shutting:
- Barnard Castle – 17/01/2025
- Birmingham Longbridge – 18/04/2024
- Bishops Stortford – 12/04/2024
- Bridgend – 12/04/2024
- Burton-on-Trent – 11/04/2024
- Clacton-on-Sea – 18/04/2024
- Cockermouth – 17/01/2025
- Ely – 11/04/2024
- Forest Gate – 11/04/2024
- Grantham – 17/04/2024
- Kirkby Stephen – 12/04/2024
- Lincoln Tritton Road – 12/04/2024
- Neath – 19/04/2024
- Penrith – 17/04/2024
- Pickering – 17/01/2025
- Ramsgate – 19/04/2024
- Rochdale – 18/04/2024
- South Kensington – 12/04/2024
- Tredegar – 17/01/2025
- Ystrad Mynach – 17/01/2025
The bank has already announced that it will close the following branches in 2024:
- Westbury-on-Trym, England – 16/02/2024
- Llanelli, Wales – 22/02/2024
- Sheringham, England – 21/02/2024
- Dereham, England – 15/02/2024
- South Woodford, England – 23/02/2024
- Newry, Northern Ireland – 16/02/2024
- Coleraine, Northern Ireland – 23/02/2024
- Berwick-Upon-Tweed, England – 14/02/2024
- Cobham, England – 14/02/2024
- Farnham, England – 21/02/2024
- Eltham, England – 16/02/2024
- Abingdon, England – 15/02/2024
- Cannock, England – 22/02/2024
- Borehamwood, England – 21/02/2024
- Wallasey, England – 28/03/2024
- Ruislip, England – 16/02/2024
- Poole, England – 08/03/2024
- Builth Wells, Wales – 06/03/2024
- Abergavenny, Wales – 01/03/2024
- Blackwood, Wales – 22/03/2024
- Scunthorpe, England – 20/03/2024
- Mansfield, England – 01/03/2024
- Grimsby, England – 13/03/2024
- Beverley, England – 21/03/2024
- Perth, Scotland – 08/03/2024
- Dundee, Scotland, 15/03/2024
- Gateshead, England – 15/03/2024
- Hexham, England – 01/03/2024
- Richmond, England – 04/12/2024
- Northallerton, England – 14/03/2024
- Skipton, England – 07/03/2024
- Rayleigh, England – 22/03/2024
- Palmers Green, London, England – 08/03/2024
- Crouch End, England – 01/03/2024
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But other big lenders have also been shutting branches, including HSBC, NatWest, Lloyds, Virgin Money and Halifax.
The closures are largely due to increased customers at major high street banks shifting to banking online and using apps.
Many people, particularly the elderly, still rely on in-person services, and the closures will make it more difficult for this demographic to access services.
But there are still several ways in which affected customers can access basic banking services without having to venture to the next town.
You can use one of the Post Office’s 11,635 branches to perform basic banking tasks, but you cannot open new bank accounts or take personal loans and mortgages.
Many banks also offer a mobile banking service. This is where your bank brings a bus to your local area with the services usually available at your branch.
You should call your bank to see if it runs a banking bus, and they will be able to tell you where and when it will be parked.
Other banks use buildings such as village halls or libraries to offer mobile banking services.
Banking hubs, which offer traditional shared services, have also been set up in four locations around the UK to help plug the gap — in Brixham, Cambuslang, Cottingham and Rochford.
Banking hubs, which offer traditional shared services, have also been set up in eight locations around the UK to help plug the gap — in Acton, Brixham, Buckingham, Cambuslang, Carnoustie, Cottingham, Rochford and Troon.
There are plans to open dozens more hubs across the UK.
How many new banking hubs are planned?
The first four banking hubs were successfully piloted in 2022 in Brixham, Cambuslang, Cottingham and Rochford.
Four more have since opened in Acton, Buckingham, Carnoustie and Troon.
Following further branch closures LINK, the UK’s Cash Access and ATM network, has identified a further 54 locations which require banking hubs.
There are 37 banking hubs planned for England in:
- Ampthill, Bedfordshire
- Axminster, Devon
- Barnoldswick, Lancashire
- Barton, North Lincolnshire
- Belper, Derbyshire
- Bury Park, Bedfordshire
- Cheadle, Staffordshire
- Clay Cross, Derbyshire
- Downham Market, Norfolk
- Earlestown, Merseyside
- Elland, West Yorkshire
- Haslemere, Surrey
- Helston, Cornwall
- Heywood, Rochdale
- Hornsea, East Yorkshire
- Horwich, Bolton
- Kirkby-in-Ashfield, Nottinghamshire
- Knaresborough, Harrogate
- Looe, Cornwall
- Lutterworth, Leicestershire
- Mablethorpe, Lincolnshire
- Market Rasen, Lincolnshire
- Maryport, Cumbria
- Newton Aycliffe, County Durham
- Oakham, Rutland
- Otley, West Yorkshire
- Royal Wootton Bassett, Wiltshire
- Shirebrook, Derbyshire
- Shoreham-by-Sea, West Sussex
- Sidmouth, Devon
- Stapleford, Nottinghamshire
- Syston, Leicestershire
- Ware, Hertfordshire
- Watton, Norfolk
- Welling, London
- Wellington, Somerset
- Withernsea, East Yorkshire
A single banking hub is planned in Northern Ireland in:
- Kilkeel, County Down
Nine banking hubs are planned for Scotland in:
- Brechin, Angus
- Carluke, South Lanarkshire
- Crieff, Perth and Kinross
- Cumnock, East Ayrshire
- Forres, Moray
- Girvan, South Ayrshire
- Jedburgh, Scottish Borders
- Kilwinning, North Ayrshire
- Kirkcudbright, Dumfries and Galloway
Seven banking hubs are planned for Wales in:
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- Abergele, Conwy
- Abertillery, Blaenau Gwent
- Porthcawl, Bridgend
- Prestatyn, Denbighshire
- Risca, Caerphilly
- Treorchy, Rhondda Cynon Taf
- Welshpool, Powys
There isn’t a set date for when these hubs are expected to open but it’s expected that they’ll be up and running within the next 12 months.
