Halifax, Lloyds and Bank of Scotland closing more branches this year

The Lloyds Banking Group, which runs Lloyds, Halifax and the Bank of Scotland, will shut 71 branches across 2026.

All of the businesses have cited the increase in the number of people banking online rather than in person as one of the reasons behind the planned branch closures.

These are the branches closing in February.

Lloyds bank closures

• Alfreton – January 19
• Ammanford – January 12
• Bideford – January 13
• Birmingham – October 8
• Camborne – October 7
• Chepstow – October 7
• Chester-le-Street – January 14
• Deal – October 8
• Fleet – January 13
• Gillingham – January 8
• Gorseinon – October 12
• Havant – January 19
• Hedge End – January 21
• Hedon – January 28
• Ivybridge – January 14
• Lewes – January 19
• Mitcham – January 8
• New Addington – January 14
• Okehampton – March 25
• Penzance – January 21
• Petersfield – January 21
• Ryde – October 7
• Stamford – October 13
• Swadlincote – January 20
• Totnes – January 8
• Totton – October 12

Halifax bank closures

• Buxton – October 13
• Camborne – October 7
• Deal – January 22
• Hastings – January 22
• Havant – January 15
• London (Garrat Lane) – January 15
• Middleton – January 8
• Seaford – January 19
• Skipton – January 26
• Yeovil – January 12

Bank of Scotland bank closures

• Bellshill – January 12
• Castle Douglas – January 22
• Dingwall – March 25
• Erskine – January 13
• Gairloch – January 29
• Glasgow – January 12
• Grangemouth – October 18
• Hawick – October 7
• Largs – March 25
• Larkhall – January 8
• Nairn – January 20
• St Andrews – January 20
• Tain – January 12

Santander is also closing a host of bank branches this year.

The Spain-based banking giant announced the closure of 44 of its sites in a move putting 291 jobs at risk.

It comes less than a year after the business announced the closure of 95 branches last March, in a round of cuts which hit 750 workers.

Santander said closing branches will be replaced with “community bankers”, who will operate from Santander Local stores or banking hubs to keep a presence in local communities.

Santander bank closures

This is the full list of Santander bank branch closures scheduled for this year.

April 2026

• Berwick-upon-Tweed, Northumberland – April 28
• Boston, Lincolnshire – April 28
• Evesham, Worcestershire – April 28
• Mold, Clwyd – April 28
• Ramsgate, Kent – April 28
• Woking, Surrey – April 28
• Bangor, County Down – April 29
• Bridgwater, Somerset – April 29
• Kirkintilloch, Lanarkshire – April 29
• Melton Mowbray, Leicestershire – April 29
• Newbury, Berkshire – April 29
• Scunthorpe, North Lincolnshire – April 29
• Tonbridge, Kent – April 29

May 2026

• Bishop Auckland, County Durham – May 5
• Gosport, Hampshire – May 5
• Haverfordwest, Pembrokeshire – May 5
• Huntingdon, Cambridgeshire – May 5
• Pontefract, West Yorkshire – May 5
• Welwyn Garden City, Hertfordshire – May 5
• Glengormley, County Antrim – May 6
• Leyland, Lancashire – May 6
• Mansfield, Nottinghamshire – May 6
• Merthyr Tydfil, Mid Glamorgan – May 6
• Northallerton, North Yorkshire – May 6
• Ringwood, Hampshire – May 6
• Andover, Hampshire – May 12
• Bridgend, Mid Glamorgan – May 12
• Enniskillen, County Fermanagh – May 12
• Macclesfield, Cheshire – May 12
• Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwickshire – May 12
• Cwmbran, Gwent – May 13
• Golders Green, London – May 13
• Heswall, Merseyside – May 13
• Redditch, Worcestershire – May 13
• Stranraer, Wigtownshire – May 13
• Newton Abbot, Devon – May 19
• Stafford, Staffordshire – May 19
• Banbridge, County Down – May 19
• Liskeard, Cornwall – May 20
• Shirley, West Midlands – May 20

By the end of January 2027

• Leighton Buzzard, Bedfordshire
• Ormskirk, Lancashire
• Whitehaven, Cumbria
• Wilmslow, Cheshire