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?
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.
Location | Date of closure |
---|---|
North London - Baker Street | 6 January 2025 |
Leeds - Harehills Lane | 8 January 2025 |
Wisbech - North Brink | 2January 2025 |
Derby - Osmaston Road | 23 January 2025 |
Macclesfield - Mil Street | 28 January 2025 |
Southampton - High Street | 28 January 2025 |
Kendal - Finkle Street | 10 February 2025 |
Brecon - High Street | 11 February 2025 |
Surbiton - Claremont Road | 4 March 2025 |
Dewsbury - Market Place | 10 March 2025 |
Hitchin - Bancroft | 7 April 2025 |
Beccles - Exchange Square | 6 May 2025 |
Fakenham - Norwich Street | 6 May 2025 |
Matlock - Causeway Lane | 7 May 2025 |
Monmouth - Monnow Street | 8 May 2025 |
New Milton - Station Road | 13 May 2025 |
Thetford - King Street | 13 May 2025 |
Southampton - Bitterne Road | 9 June 2025 |
Leeds - Town Street, Armley | 8 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.
Location | Date of closure |
---|---|
West London - Edgware Road | 6 January 2025 |
Eccles - Church Street | 7 January 2025 |
Morecambe - Royalty Mall, Arndale Centre | 7 January 2025 |
Telford - Duke Street, Wellington | 7 January 2025 |
Liverpool - Prescot Road, Old Swan | 8 January 2025 |
Stoke-on-Trent - Market Street, Longton | 8 January 2025 |
Palmers Green - Green Lanes | 9 January 2025 |
Shirley - Stratford Road | 9 January 2025 |
Tonbridge - High Street | 9 January 2025 |
Sutton-in-Ashfield - Low Street | 16 January 2025 |
Winchester - High Street | 20 January 2025 |
Bulwell - Commercial Road | 21 January 2025 |
Wisbech - Market Place | 22 January 2025 |
Monmouth - Monnow Street | 23 January 2025 |
Walton-on-Thames - High Street | 27 January 2025 |
North Shields - Bedford Street | 28 January 2025 |
Port Talbot - Station Road | 29 January 2025 |
Thetford - King Street | 4 February 2025 |
Kendal - Highgate | 10 February 2025 |
Burgess Hill - Church Road | 4 March 2025 |
Didcot - Orchard Street | 10 March 2025 |
Camberley - High Street | 11 March 2025 |
Gosport - High Street | 12 March 2025 |
Malton - Wheelgate | 8 April 2025 |
Chippenham - Market Place | 15 April 2025 |
Newbury - Northbrook Street | 16 April 2025 |
Northallerton - High Street | 28 April 2025 |
Oswestry - Bailey Street | 28 April 2025 |
Tamworth - Market Street | 29 April 2025 |
Runcorn - Orchard Walk, Halton Lea | 29 April 2025 |
Witney - High Street | 30 April 2025 |
Southampton - Bitterne Road | 9 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.
Location | Date of closure |
---|---|
Golspie - Main Street | 4 February 2025 |
Montrose - High Street | 10 March 2025 |
Langholm - High Street | 7 April 2025 |
Leven - High Street | 7 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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