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HSBC to close Bishop Auckland and Hartlepool banks in August and September 2022

HSBC will shut 69 branches this year including two in the North East.

The bank says it is shutting down the branches due to customers switching from in-person to online banking. Less than 50% of HSBC customers use its bank branch network. HSBC says it hopes to redeploy 400 staff affected into new roles within 15 miles of their homes.

HSBC in Newgate Street, Bishop Auckland will shut on August 23, 2022. Hartlepool's HSBC will close a week later, on September 1.

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Jackie Uhi, head of HSBC UK’s branch network, said: “The way people bank is changing – something the pandemic has accelerated. Our branches continue to support people with their more complex banking needs, but the way we can do this has also evolved, with the addition of banking hubs, community pop-ups and continued use of the Post Office network.

“Rather than a one-size-fits-all branch approach, it’s an approach built around the way different customers are choosing to bank in different areas. We know that the majority of our customers have a preference to do much of their day-to-day banking online or via mobile, so we’re removing locations where we have another branch nearby, and where there is a significant reduction in customers using face-to-face branch servicing.

“This will enable us to invest in locations where our customers are continuing to utilise the branch network, including updating technology and refurbishing branches.”

It said the move was part of a wider “transformation programme” which will see it launch community pop-ups, new self-service machines and digital support for customers. The group will also refurbish branches in key locations, which it said will enable the bank to better support customers’ online banking needs.

HSBC banks to close in 2022

The latest closures follow 82 which shut down in 2021.

The following branches are all due to close for good in 2022.

July

City of London, July 19 2022

Gloucester Road, July 26 2022

Westfield Stratford City, July 19 2022

Monmouth, July 26 2022

New Bond Street, July 19 2022

Perth, July 26 2022

Cambridge, Hills Road, July 21 2022

Hammersmith, July 28 2022

Moorgate, July 21 2022

Merry Hill, July 28 2022

Angel Islington, July 21 2022

Woking, July 28 2022

August

East Grinstead, August 2 2022

Leyland, August 16 2022

Peckham, August 2 2022

Omagh, August 16 2022

Farnham, August 2 2022

Borehamwood & Elstree, August 16 2022

Beaconsfield, August 4 2022

Golders Green, August 18 2022

Street, August 4 2022

Stowmarket, August 18 2022

Lymington, August 4 2022

Eltham, August 18 2022

Sidcup, August 9 2022

Wellingborough, August 23 2022

Thame, August 9 2022

Amersham-on-the-Hill, August 23 2022

Hoddesdon, August 9 2022

Bishop Auckland, August 23 2022

Birmingham, Harborne August 11 2022

Ashby-de-la-Zouch, August 25 2022

Londonderry, August 11 2022

Woodbridge, August 25 2022

Uckfield, August 11 2022

Thornbury, August 25 2022

September

New Malden, September 1 2022

Strood, September 15 2022

Hartlepool, September 1 2022

St Annes-on-Sea, September 20 2022

Keynsham, September 1 2022

Ringwood, September 20 2022

Pinner, September 6 2022

Pontefract, September 20 2022

Dewsbury, September 6 2022

Ilkeston, September 22 2022

Barking, September 6 2022

Petersfield, September 22 2022

Newmarket, September 8 2022

Whitehaven, September 22 2022

Billericay, September 8 2022

Hampstead, High Street, September 27 2022

Beckenham, September 8 2022

Inverness, September 27 2022

Sidmouth, September 13 2022

Wandsworth, September 27 2022

Burgess Hill, September 13 2022

Manchester, Didsbury September 29 2022

Daventry, September 13 2022

Bristol, Whiteladies Road, September 29 2022

Nottingham, West Bridgford, September 15 2022

Shirley, September 29 2022

Ellesmere Port, September 15 2022

October

Herne Bay, October 4 2022

Falmouth, October 6 2022

Manchester, Trafford Park, October 4 2022

Bootle, October 6 2022

Cardiff, Canton, October 4 2022

Date to be confirmed

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