NatWest customers across the UK are set to lose even more access to in-person banking as the lender confirmed it will shut another 54 branches over the coming months.

The closures, which will take place between September and mid‑October 2025, come as the high street giant continues to scale back its network in response to plummeting branch usage.

According to the bank, more than 80% of current account holders now use its digital services, with almost all new retail accounts opened online.

It follows figures revealing a stark transformation in Britain’s banking landscape. Data from last December showed that more than 6,200 branches have shut since 2015 – around 53 a month – leaving many towns with little or no access to face‑to‑face financial services.

Consumer campaigners have warned the closures will hit older customers, disabled people and those living in rural communities hardest, where broadband and mobile banking access may be patchy or unreliable.

A NatWest spokesperson said: “We have made the difficult decision to close these branches due to the changing ways our customers choose to bank”.

“We are committed to supporting those impacted and ensuring alternative access to cash and banking services remain available, including through Post Office branches.”

Full list of NatWest closures

Here are the 54 NatWest branches confirmed for closure, along with their expected closing dates:

• 1 September – Cwmbran, Lower High Street Car Park; Wisbech, Market Place

• 2 September – Rayleigh; Leicester (Melton Road)

• 4 September – Fishponds (Bristol); Llangefni; Torquay

• 10 September – Ely; Oadby (Leicester)

• 11 September – Birmingham (Edgbaston); Llanishen (Cardiff)

• 15 September – Leagrave (Luton); Northampton (Weston Favell)

• 16 September – Birmingham (Acocks Green); Hinckley

• 18 September – Abingdon; Smethwick; Wickford; Yate

• 25 September – Mobile banking units in Prestatyn, Abergele and Welshpool

• 27–30 September – Melton Mowbray; Bridgwater; Newmarket

• 1–7 October – Ringwood; Royal Leamington Spa; Stevenage

• 8–22 October – Stratford‑upon‑Avon; Evesham; Dorchester; Wellingborough; Neath; Mold; Honiton

The closures form part of a wider restructuring by NatWest Group, which also operates Royal Bank of Scotland and Ulster Bank, and has already axed more than 1,400 branches over the past decade.

While some banks, such as Nationwide and Metro Bank, have pledged to maintain their branch networks for the next few years, others – including Santander and Lloyds – have also announced dozens of additional closures this year.

For customers losing their local NatWest branch, basic transactions such as cash deposits and withdrawals can still be carried out at Post Office counters, and the bank says it is expanding “community pop-up” banking events in affected areas.