Barclays, Halifax, Lloyds are shutting 48 high street bank branches this month - full list
01.04.2024 - 20:03
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The next wave of high street bank closures is coming this month, with Barclays, Halifax and Lloyds set to close 48 branches in April alone. This includes one in Greater Manchester, but even more are set to follow later this year.
Barclays is closing the highest number of branches across the UK this month, with 21 banks set to disappear from the nation's high streets. It is the latest in the death knell of high street banking, which has seen more than 2000 branches close in just the past two years.
Banks blame the move to online services for their declining branch numbers, but consumer groups have raised concerns about how these closures impact elderly and vulnerable customers who might struggle to use the internet, or be able to drive further to access in-person banking services.
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Which? research shows banks and building societies have closed a total of 5,908 branches since January 2015, which is a rate of around 54 each month. Which? said that this represents more than half the branches that were open at the start of 2015.
More banks are set to close in Greater Manchester later this year. They are:
22/23 High Street, Burton-on-Trent, England, DE14 1HU - 11/04/2024
306 Romford Road, Forest Gate, England, E7 9HH - 11/04/2024
28 High Street, Ely, England, CB7 4LA - 11/04/2024
20 Old Brompton Road, South Kensington, England, SW7 3DL - 12/04/2024
33 Market Square, Kirkby Stephen, England, CA17 4QN - 12/04/2024
36 Dunraven Place, Bridgend, Wales, CF31 1JB - 12/04/2024
City Office Park, Tritton Road, Lincoln, England, LN6 7AR - 12/04/2024
10 North Street, Bishop's Stortford, England, CM23 2LH - 12/04/2024
33-35 High