Lloyds, Halifax and Santander are closing 56 bank branches across the UK in the next three months as more customers shift to digital banking.

Lloyds Banking Group, which incorporates Lloyds, Halifax and Bank of Scotland, has announced plans to close 95 of its branches in 2026 and 2027 to give customers more “flexibility” to bank wherever they need to, including through apps, online, 24/7 messaging services and community banking hubs. The group said the way customers are banking is changing, and the significant reduction in its branch network comes as it accelerates plans to cut costs and digitise services. 

Under the plans, 53 Lloyds branches, 31 Halifax branches and 11 Bank of Scotland branches are due to close in total, and banking hubs will be opened in 14 new locations where customers can withdraw and deposit cash, and pay bills.

Lloyds hasn’t specified how many of its staff will be impacted by the closures, but all those who work at the affected branches will be offered a role at another branch or in another part of the business.

A spokeswoman for Lloyds said: “Customers want the freedom to bank in the way that works for them and we offer more choice and ways to manage money than ever before.

“From our leading apps and 24/7 messaging service to local banking options like our community bankers, PayPoint and access to all of our Lloyds, Halifax and Bank of Scotland branches, we’re giving our customers the flexibility to bank wherever and whenever they need us.”

Meanwhile, Santander has also announced plans to close 44 of its UK branches this year, putting 291 jobs at risk.

The closures come as part of plans to “better serve the changing needs of its customers” after many have switched to mobile apps, online and telephone banking, while branches are being used less frequently. 

Santander said the closing branches will be replaced by community bankers, operating either from a Santander Local or a banking hub, to ensure ongoing face-to-face support for customers.

The bank added that all of its current and business account holders can also bank using one of more than 11,000 Post Office branches nationwide and over 200 banking hubs.

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While the bank closures will be spread across the year, a large number will take place over the next three months, with the following 56 Lloyds, Halifax and Santander bank branches all due to close by the end of May:

Lloyds

• Clevedon, Somerset – March 15*
• Ebbw Vale, Wales – March 15*
• Street, Somerset – March 15*
• Honiton, Devon – March 16*
• Wednesbury, West Midlands – March 16*
• Longton, Staffordshire – March 17*
• London Oxford Street 113-117, Greater London – May 27
• London Tottenham Court Rd, Greater London – May 27
• Bournemouth, Dorset – May 28
• Redhill, Surrey – May 28
• Streatham, Greater London – May 28

Closure dates are subject to change at locations marked with an asterisk, because banking hubs have been recommended there.

Halifax

• Mexborough, South Yorkshire – March 15*
• Armthorpe, South Yorkshire – March 17*
• Islington (Upper St), Greater London – May 27
• Skelmersdale, Lancashire – May 27*
• Hammersmith, Greater London – May 28

Closure dates are subject to change at locations marked with an asterisk, because banking hubs have been recommended there.

Santander

• 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, South Humberside – April 29
• Tonbridge, Kent – April 29
• 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: 1-3 Farmley Road, County Antrim, BT36 7TR (6 May)
• Leyland: 45 Hough Lane, Lancashire, PR25 2SA (6 May)
• Mansfield: 9 Stockwell Gate, Nottinghamshire, NG18 1JY (6 May)
• Merthyr Tydfil: 15 Market Square, Mid Glamorgan, CF47 8DG (6 May)
• Northallerton: 99/100 High Street, North Yorkshire, DL7 8PP (6 May)
• Ringwood: 16 High Street, Hampshire, BH24 1BG (6 May)
• Andover: 33 High Street, Hampshire, SP10 1LJ (12 May)
• Bridgend: 13 Adare Street, Mid Glamorgan, CF31 1ET (12 May)
• Enniskillen: 4 Church Street, County Fermanagh, BT74 7EB (12 May)
• Macclesfield: 10 Mill Street, Cheshire, SK11 6PA (12 May)
• Stratford Upon Avon: 21 Wood Street, Warwickshire, CV37 6JU (12 May)
• Cwmbran: 11 North Walk, Gwent, NP44 1XF (13 May)
• Golders Green: 640-642 Finchley Road, London, NW11 7RU (13 May)
• Heswall: 143-145 Telegraph Road, Merseyside, CH60 7SE (13 May)
• Redditch: 14 Evesham Walk, Worcestershire, B97 4YS (13 May)
• Stranraer: 30 George Street, Wigtownshire, DG9 7RL (13 May)
• Banbridge: 34 Newry Street, County Down, BT32 3HA (19 May)
• Newton Abbot: 3-5 Queen Street, Devon, TQ12 2AG (19 May)
• Stafford: 1 Market Square, Staffordshire, ST16 2JH (19 May)
• Liskeard: Barras Street, Cornwall, PL14 6AL (20 May)
• Shirley: 223 Stratford Road, West Midlands, B90 3AH (20 May)