NATWEST is pulling down the shutters on 55 more bank branches in a blow to the high street.
The bank has confirmed it will shutter dozens of branches over the coming months.
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Locations will shut for good across the UK including in Torquay, Birmingham and Abingdon.
Further branches will close in Leamington Spa, Stratford-upon-Avon and Northampton.
It comes just months after NatWest said it would close 53 bank branches in 2025.
The major bank has already slashed its branch portfolio in recent years.
NatWest has more than 19million customers and it says over 3.5million customers use online banking.
Last year Natwest Group closed 48 sites and in 2023 it shuttered nearly 20 branches.
Since 2015, NatWest Group, which encompasses NatWest, Royal Bank of Scotland, and Ulster Bank, has closed 1,409 branches.
Following the confirmation of the latest round of closures, a spokesperson for NatWest said more customers “than ever before” were using digital banking.
They said: “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.
“Our customers appreciate the speed and convenience of digital banking for everyday transactions, and often, when it comes to making bigger, more complex decisions they value speaking to our skilled and experienced colleagues.”
They added: “We expect to invest over £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.
“We will also provide temporary support for transitions to our new network in selected locations through our 12-week Community Pop-Ups.”
The latest round of closures from NatWest comes as other big banks shutter hundreds of branches between them.
According to Which?, around 6,100 bank and building society branches have closed since January 2015 across the UK.
Full list of NatWest banks closing
1. Abingdon, 11 Market Place, Abingdon, OX14 3HH, 24/9/2025
2. Birmingham – Acocks Green, Shop 3, 1160 Warwick Road, Birmingham, B27 6DF, 16/9/2025
3. Ashby-de-la-Zouch, 54 Market Street, Ashby-De-La-Zouch, LE65 1BB, 18/9/2025
4. Bicester, 1-7 Manorsfield Road, Bicester, OX26 6DA, 30/9/2025
5. Bridgwater, 9 York Buildings, Bridgwater, TA6 3BS, 27/10/2025
6. Bridport, 22 East Street, Bridport, DT6 3LG, 29/10/2025
7. Cardiff – Canton, 277 Cowbridge Road East, Cardiff, CF5 1WX, 16/9/2025
8. Chippenham, 30 High Street, Chippenham, SN15 3HB, 15/10/2025
9. Cirencester, 32 Market Place, Cirencester, GL7 2NU, 17/9/2025
10. Cromer, 61 Church Street, Cromer, NR27 9YY, Date to be confirmed
11. Cwmbran, 36-37 Gwent Square, Cwmbran, NP44 1YW, 1/9/2025
12. Dorchester, 49 South Street, Dorchester, DT1 1DW, 22/10/2025
13. Birmingham – Edgbaston, 30A Harborne Road, Birmingham, B15 3AA, 11/9/2025
14. Ely, 16 Market Street, Ely, CB7 4YY, 10/9/2025
15. Evesham, 2 Bridge Street, Evesham, WR11 4RS, Date to be confirmed
16. Bristol – Fishponds, 778 Fishponds Road, Bristol, BS16 3TX, 4/9/2025
17. Halesowen, 2 Hagley Road, Halesowen, B63 4RQ, 3/9/2025
18. Hinckley, 13 The Borough, Hinckley, LE10 1NL, 17/9/2025
19. Honiton, 94 High Street, Honiton, EX14 1JL, 21/10/2025
20. Kettering, 16 High Street, Kettering, NN16 8SZ, 28/10/2025
21. Launceston, 14 Westgate Street, Launceston, PL15 7AG, Date to be confirmed
22. Luton – Leagrave, 11 Marsh Road, Luton, LU3 2QP, 15/9/2025
23. Leicester – Melton Road, 2 Melton Road, Leicester, LE4 5EA, 2/9/2025
24. Leighton Buzzard, 27 High Street, Leighton Buzzard, LU7 1DX, 28/10/2025
25. Llangefni, Glanhwfa Road, Llangefni, LL77 7WY, 4/9/2025
26. Cardiff – Llanishen, Westminster Chambers, 50-52 Station Road, Cardiff, CF14 5QP, 11/9/2025
27. Lowestoft, 53 London Road North, Lowestoft, NR32 1BJ, 15/10/2025
28. Melton Mowbray, 7 High Street, Melton Mowbray, LE13 0TT, 29/9/2025
29. Midsomer Norton, 3 High Street, Radstock, BA3 2LE, 8/10/2025
30. Mold, 48-50 High Street, Mold, CH7 1BA, 21/10/2025
31. Neath, 35 Green Street, Neath, SA11 1DB, 13/10/2025
32. Newmarket (Suffolk), 18 High Street, Newmarket, CB8 8LH, 24/9/2025
33. Northampton – Weston Favell Shopping Centre, 17 Weston Favell Centre, Northampton, NN3 8FZ, 15/9/2025
34. Leicester – Oadby, 5 The Parade, Leicester, LE2 5BB, 10/9/2025
35. Paignton, 15 Victoria Street, Paignton, TQ4 5DE, 2/10/2025
36. Portishead, 25 High Street, Bristol, BS20 6BL, Date to be confirmed
37. Rayleigh, 43 High Street, Rayleigh, SS6 7EW, 2/9/2025
38. Redditch, Church Green House, Church Green East, Redditch, B98 8DG, 14/10/2025
39. Ringwood, 11 High Street, Ringwood, BH24 1BA, 1/10/2025
40. Romsey, 27 Market Place, Romsey, SO51 8ZH, 13/10/2025
41. Leamington Spa, Royal Priors, 59 Parade, Leamington Spa, CV32 4ZX, 1/10/2025
42. Birmingham – Shirley, 231 Stratford Road, Solihull, B90 3AJ, 29/9/2025
43. Birmingham – Smethwick, 34-38 High Street, Smethwick, B66 1DU, 25/9/2025
44. Stevenage, 26-28 Queensway, Stevenage, SG1 1BS, 7/10/2025
45. Stratford-upon-Avon, 31 Rother Street, Stratford-Upon-Avon, CV37 6ZS, 8/10/2025
46. Sudbury, 32 Market Hill, Sudbury, CO10 2EN, 30/9/2025
47. Torquay, 108 Union Street, Torquay, TQ2 5PH, 3/9/2025
48. Trowbridge, 62 Fore Street, Trowbridge, BA14 8EX, 16/10/2025
49. Wellingborough, 40 Market Street, Wellingborough, NN8 1AD, 7/10/2025
50. Wickford, 63 High Street, Wickford, SS12 9AH, 18/9/2025
51. Wisbech, 1 Market Place, Wisbech, PE13 1DT, 1/9/2025
52. Yate, 3-5 North Walk, Bristol, BS37 4AG, 25/9/2025
53. Prestatyn, Lower High Street Car Park, Prestatyn, LL19 9LG, 29/9/2025
54. Abergele, Tesco Car Park, Abergele, LL22 7AA, 29/9/2025
55. Welshpool, Tesco Welshpool Car Park, Welshpool, SY21 7BL, 29/9/2025
This is equivalent to 61% of branches that existed 10 years ago.
Banks have cited reduced customer footfall and a trend towards digital banking as two of the main reasons for closing branches.
But the loss of sites on the high street can cause a headache for locals who still require a physical branch.
Research has found around 39% of people over 65 did not use online banking and were at “high risk of financial exclusion“.
While a survey conducted by Which? last year found more than half of disabled or impaired people had negatively been impacted by bank closures.
What to do if your local bank branch closes
If a recent bank or building society closure has left you without one nearby, you have some alternatives.
You can carry out most basic banking tasks at your nearest Post Office, although you won’t be able to apply for a loan or open a new bank account there.
You can find your nearest Post Office branch by using the locator tool on its website.
Some banks offer a mobile banking service – a bus that comes to your area offering services you can usually get at a physical branch.
Other banks use buildings such as village halls or libraries to offer mobile banking services.
It’s worth contacting your bank to see what services they have available, and when they might next be in your area.
If you’re thinking about giving online banking a go, comparison website Uswitch has a useful guide on all the need to knows.
You could also switch your current account to a bank or building society that has branches closer to you.
You can switch current accounts for free, in most cases, through the Current Account Switch Service (CASS).
Customers being forgotten
Customers are being forgotten, writes The Sun’s Head of Consumer, Tara Evans.
With branches closing and online banking taking over, customers can be left feeling cut off.
We wrote about forgotten customers back in July on our Sun Money pages in our weekly newspaper section.
People like David Elkins, 82, a retired service engineer from Calne, Wilts, who saw his HSBC branch close in 2023 and had to travel ten miles to the next nearest.
He has a kidney issue and needs frequent dialysis, making it impractical.
Banking hubs are emerging as a solution to address the gaps left by widespread closures – but there are not enough of them.
There are plans for 146 of these, but so far there are only 60.
You can use one of the Post Office’s 11,635 branches to perform basic banking tasks, but they don’t allow you to open or close accounts for example.
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