A MAJOR bank has announced it is closing dozens more branches this year.
Natwest is pulling the plug on 34 more locations across the UK.
1
It brings the total Natwest branches closing this year to 126.
Bank branches have been closing regularly for several years as customers move more towards online banking.
Natwest is pulling down the shutters on 34 banks, with the majority closing later this year.
While RBS, which is part of the same group as Natwest, is also shutting two in November, latest data from LINK, the UK’s largest cash machine network reveals.
Here’s the full list of the latest banks set to close:
- Natwest, Corby, September 26
- Natwest, Gloucestershire, September 26
- Natwest, London, September 27
- Natwest, Bexhill, September 27
- Natwest, Bognor Regis, September 27
- Natwest, Camberwell, September 28
- Natwest, Gosport, September 28
- Natwest, Cleethorpes, October 3
- Natwest, Southampton, October 4
- Natwest, Sidcup, October 4
- Natwest, Southgate, October 5
- Natwest, Woodley, October 5
- Natwest, Stanmore, October 10
- Natwest, Tiverton, October 10
- Natwest, Parkhouse Industrial Estate, October 11
- Natwest, London, October 11
- Natwest, Beckton, October 12
- Natwest, Weybridge, October 12
- Natwest, Wickersley, October 17
- Natwest, Prestwich, October 18
- Natwest, Tavistock, October 18
- Natwest, Alton, October 19
- Natwest, Exmouth, October 19
- Natwest, Norwich, October 31
- Natwest, Wanstead, October 31
- Natwest, Leicester, November 2
- Natwest, Camborne, November 7
- Natwest, Plymouth, November 7
- Natwest, Colchester, November 7
- Natwest, Ipswich, November 8
- Natwest, Shotton, November 9
- Natwest, London, November 9
- RBS, Dingwall, November 1
- RBS, Dundee, November 2
A further two Natwest branches will be shutting in July next year – one in Stalybridge and the other in West Kirby.
The Sun has contacted Natwest for a comment.
Most read in Money
Natwest and RBS aren’t the only banks to announce a flurry of closures recently.
Just last week, Barclays said it would be closing six more branches.
Branches will be closing in Redditch, London and Newquay.
It had already announced in May that it would be closing 15 branches.
What to do if your local bank branch closes
Consumers increasingly use online banking to carry out the majority of their day-to-day activities, hence why so many bank branches are closing.
But it can leave those without access to the internet, especially the elderly, without a physical branch nearby.
If you are worried about your local branch closing leaving you in the lurch, you’ve got some options.
You can use one of the Post Office’s 11,635 branches to carry out most banking tasks.
However, you can’t open new bank accounts or take personal loans and mortgages out there.
Meanwhile, many banks offer a mobile banking service – essential a bus that comes to your local area offering all the normal services you can get at your branch.
It’s worth contacting your bank or building society to see if its runs a banking bus and it will be able to tell when one is next near you.
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.
In other news, we reveal the full list of banks and building societies closing branches this summer.
Do you have a money problem that needs sorting? Get in touch by emailing [email protected].
You can also join our new Sun Money Facebook group to share stories and tips and engage with the consumer team and other group members.
