NatWest to close 53 more branches this year - is your local affected?
24 January 2025, 20:21
NatWest is set to close 53 more of its branches this year in a further blow to the UK high street.
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NatWest has already closed a number of its branches in recent years as more customers turn to online banking.
In 2024, 48 sites were closed and the year before that almost 20 shut their doors for good.
Barclays and Lloyds Banking Group have also closed over 1,200 of their sites in recent years.
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A spokesperson for NatWest said: "Our customers are using digital banking more than ever before – 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.
"We are also significantly investing in refreshing our network – we expect to invest in excess of £20m in our network across the UK in 2025 to improve customer service, enhance the look and feel of our branches, and reduce the environmental impact of our buildings, as well as continuing to invest in shared solutions like the Post Office and Banking Hubs.
"Like any business, we strive to meet our customers' changing needs and expectations and we’ve been responding to the industry wide shift towards digital services by investing to broaden what customers can do themselves and to offer them greater personalisation."
Full list of NatWest branches closing this year
- Accrington - June 5
- Alfreton - June 2
- Beverley - June 25
- Bishop Auckland - April 29
- Blackburn, Audley, Copy Nook - May 12
- Bridlington - June 11
- Cannock - May 12
- Cleveleys - April 28
- Derby, Allenton - May 13
- Dewsbury - April 28
- Ellesmere Port - June 4
- Failsworth, Hollinwood, Oldham Road - May 7
- Farnworth - May 15
- Garstang - June 26
- Goole - May 14
- Keighley - June 16
- Leeds, Chapel Allerton, Harrogate Road - April 30
- Leeds, Cross Gates - June 10
- Leek - June 16
- Leyland, Golden Hill, Chapel Brow - May 15
- Liverpool, Walton Vale - May 14
- Long Eaton - May 29
- Louth - May 28
- Manchester - June 11
- Mansfield - June 26
- Market Drayton - at a date to be confirmed by the bank
- Mexborough - June 3
- Middleton - April 30
- Morley - May 8
- Nantwich - June 19
- Newark-on-Trent - June 17
- Newcastle upon Tyne, West Denton - May 1
- Nottingham, Sherwood, Hucknall Road - May 21
- Nottingham, West Bridgford - June 24
- Rawtenstall - May 29
- Rochdale - June 10
- Salford, Trafford Park, Third Avenue - May 20
- Sheffield, Ecclesall Road - May 7
- St Annes On Sea - June 24
- Stafford - June 25
- Stockport, Hazel Grove - June 19
- Stockport, Heaton Moor - June 3
- Stockton-on-Tees - June 4
- Stoke-on-Trent, Longton - June 5
- Urmston - May 13
- Uttoxeter - June 2
- Wallasey - May 21
- Washington - June 17
- Widnes - May 8
- Willerby - April 29
- Wilmslow - May 20
- Windermere - May 1
- Worksop - June 18
