Lloyds Banking Group to close 136 more bank branches - full list

Lloyds Banking Group has confirmed at least 136 branches are set to close their doors by March 2026, on top of the 146 sites already closing in 2025.

Following hundreds of closures announced last year, it will leave only 757 Lloyds Banking Group branches left in the UK - a stark contrast to the more than 2,200 it had a decade ago.

The banking group (which includes Lloyds, Halifax, and Bank of Scotland) joins other high-street providers in shutting branches apparently due to an increased usage of customers using digital banking services to access their savings.

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These include NatWest, which is closing 53 branches in the first half of 2025, and Barclays, which is in the process of closing 99 branches by the end of this year.

Why is Lloyds closing down hundreds of branches?

The UK has seen more than 6,000 bank branch closures in the past decade - including more than 1,000 Lloyds Banking Group sites.

Lloyds has said the closures are due to an increasing number of people opting to do their banking online. At present, Lloyds says the number of digital users they have exceeds 20 million. Meanwhile, over-the-counter transactions have fallen by as much as 50% in some of the branches set to be closed.

The trend of bank closures has led to mixed reactions from consumers. Andrew Beverly, Campaign Director at Campaign for Cash, told MoneyWeek: “It’s very disappointing that Lloyds Banking Group continue to whittle down their branch numbers, not everyone can or indeed wants to bank online, and this is doing hollowing out communities up and down the country, with the greatest impact in rural areas.”

He added: “Banking hubs, which are supposed to fill the gap left by the big banks, although laudable, are only a drop in the ocean and the rollout needs to be turbocharged to meet the in-person banking needs of people across the UK.”

The move has also been praised. Susannah Streeter, head of money and markets at Hargreaves Lansdown, said: “Lloyds is swimming with a fast-moving tide by closing yet more banks across its network. It may have a focus on traditional lending, but the vast majority of customers no longer have any need to go in store for loans or mortgages with digital services dominating.”

Though Streeter commended Lloyds for “trying to stay lean”, she noted that “provision for more vulnerable clients who find online banking harder to access money still needs to be made”.

Alternative ways to access banking services 

Since a number of banks and building societies are disappearing from the high street, you might be concerned about how to access your money. This is especially an issue for older customers who may not be as comfortable using the digital banking services that the banks are offering up as alternatives to brick-and-mortar branches.

If your local branch is affected by the closures, you might consider moving to a bank that still has a branch near you. If you do decide to move, read our guide to switching banks. To make the process a little sweeter, you can currently earn as much as £175 in cashback when you make the switch.

The next best alternative is to look for a banking hub. These hubs are shared banking facilities that let customers from various banks and building societies carry out banking services, such as withdrawing and depositing money, making bill payments or speaking to an adviser. Although banking hubs can be accessed by customers from different providers, you will need to have an account with one of the following providers:

• Barclays
• HSBC
• Lloyds Bank
• NatWest
• Santander
• TSB
• Virgin Money
• Bank of Ireland UK
• Danske Bank

The good news is, that banking hubs are on the rise. There are currently around 60 shared hubs open around the UK, and ATM network Link plans to launch 14 more banking hub locations in 2025. Labour has also pledged to open 350 banking hubs over the next five years, having identified the shortage of banking services on the high street as a consumer issue.

If there isn't a banking hub near you yet, another alternative to a bank or building society is to use one of the 11,635 Post Office branches across the UK. Most Post Offices offer 'everyday banking' services, including withdrawals and deposits.

Full list of Lloyds Bank Group branch closures 

In total, 136 branches of Lloyds Banking Group will shut their doors by March next year.

Lloyds Bank closures

Lloyds Bank will close 61 more branches. This is on top of the hundreds of branches that were shut in the last few years. Here’s a full list of the new closures:

Halifax
Halifax has announced 32 new branch closures in 2025, in addition to the 87 closures already taking place throughout 2024/25. These are the new branch closures in 2025.

Bank of Scotland
Finally, the Bank of Scotland has announced four new branches closing down in 2025. These are added to its list of 41 branch closures taking place in 2024/25.

The new closures are as follows.