Lloyds Bank Group closures to hit nearly 300 in 2025

Lloyds Bank Group is closing its doors to another 55 branches next year. Which ones are closing?

A pedestrian walks past a branch of a Lloyds Bank, in central London
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Lloyds Bank Group closures are increasing, with another 55 closures confirmed. This takes the total number of Lloyds branches shutting down throughout 2024/25 to 292. The bank joins other high-street providers in shutting shop ostensibly due to customers moving to digital banking. These include NatWest with 51 branch closures in 2024 and TSB which plans to close down 36 branches, starting this September. 

In 2023, Lloyds Banking Group (which includes Lloyds, Halifax and Bank of Scotland) announced it would close 45 branches. This process began in March 2024. Now Lloyds has announced that 128 Lloyds Bank branches, 119 Halifax branches and 45 Bank of Scotland high-street locations will have closed by the end of 2025.

Full list of Lloyds Bank Group branch closures 

In total, there are 292 Lloyds Group branch closures. 

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Lloyds Bank closures
Lloyds Bank has already closed 44 branches in 2024 (as of 13 September) and was due to see 65 additional branches close in 2024/25. The bank has now added 19 new closures to its list, which will take place in 2025. Here are the new closures. 

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LocationDate of closure
North London - Baker Street6 January 2025
Leeds - Harehills Lane8 January 2025
Wisbech - North Brink2January 2025
Derby - Osmaston Road23 January 2025
Macclesfield - Mil Street28 January 2025
Southampton - High Street28 January 2025
Kendal - Finkle Street 10 February 2025
Brecon - High Street11 February 2025
Surbiton - Claremont Road4 March 2025
Dewsbury - Market Place10 March 2025
Hitchin - Bancroft7 April 2025
Beccles - Exchange Square6 May 2025
Fakenham - Norwich Street 6 May 2025
Matlock - Causeway Lane7 May 2025
Monmouth - Monnow Street8 May 2025
New Milton - Station Road13 May 2025
Thetford - King Street13 May 2025
Southampton - Bitterne Road9 June 2025
Leeds - Town Street, Armley8 September 2025

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. 

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LocationDate of closure
West London - Edgware Road6 January 2025
Eccles - Church Street7 January 2025
Morecambe - Royalty Mall, Arndale Centre7 January 2025
Telford - Duke Street, Wellington7 January 2025
Liverpool - Prescot Road, Old Swan 8 January 2025
Stoke-on-Trent - Market Street, Longton8 January 2025
Palmers Green - Green Lanes9 January 2025
Shirley - Stratford Road9 January 2025
Tonbridge - High Street9 January 2025
Sutton-in-Ashfield - Low Street16 January 2025
Winchester - High Street20 January 2025
Bulwell - Commercial Road21 January 2025
Wisbech - Market Place22 January 2025
Monmouth - Monnow Street23 January 2025
Walton-on-Thames - High Street27 January 2025
North Shields - Bedford Street28 January 2025
Port Talbot - Station Road29 January 2025
Thetford - King Street4 February 2025
Kendal - Highgate10 February 2025
Burgess Hill - Church Road4 March 2025
Didcot - Orchard Street10 March 2025
Camberley - High Street11 March 2025
Gosport - High Street 12 March 2025
Malton - Wheelgate8 April 2025
Chippenham - Market Place15 April 2025
Newbury - Northbrook Street 16 April 2025
Northallerton - High Street28 April 2025
Oswestry - Bailey Street28 April 2025
Tamworth - Market Street29 April 2025
Runcorn - Orchard Walk, Halton Lea29 April 2025
Witney - High Street30 April 2025
Southampton - Bitterne Road9 June 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. 

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LocationDate of closure
Golspie - Main Street4 February 2025
Montrose - High Street 10 March 2025
Langholm - High Street 7 April 2025
Leven - High Street7 May 2025

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.

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Vaishali Varu
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