NatWest has announced it is closing another 23 branches in 2023. They are in addition to 43 closures already announced for this year.
The bank said the decision was taken because of customers moving to online and mobile banking. The closures are scheduled to take place from April to June.
It comes after TSB announced it was shutting nine bank branches and Lloyds and Halifax said they will shut another 40 sites this year after a previous announcement about 14 closures.
HSBC has also said it is closing 114 bank branches in 2023. The figure represents around a quarter of its total sites, the Mirror reports.
Full list of NatWest bank closures
- Southampton, 416 Bitterne Road - April 25, 2023
- Blackpool, 344 Lytham Road - April 25, 2023
- London, 145 Clapham High Street - April 26, 2023
- Stroud, Bank Buildings - April 26, 2023
- Fleet, 176 Fleet Road - April 27, 2023
- Heslington, Main Street - April 27, 2023
- Horwich, 27 Lee Lane - TBC
- Dunstable, 4 High Street North - May 3, 2023
- Maidstone, 197 Sutton Road - May 4, 2023
- Exeter, 18 St. Thomas Centre - May 9, 2023
- Bootle, 329 Stanley Road - May 10, 2023
- Crawley, Gatwick Road - May 11, 2023
- Frome, 4 Market Place - May 11, 2023
- Broadwater, 5 Broadwater Street East - May 16, 2023
- Colwyn Bay, 2 Abergele Road - May 17, 2023
- Ilminster, 10 East Street - May 18, 2023
- London, 10 Marylebone High Street - May 23, 2023
- Sheerness, 29 High Street - May 24, 2023
- Shoreham-by-Sea, 21 East Street - TBC
- Llansamlet, Phoenix Way - May 25, 2023
- Cranbrook, High Street - May 30, 2023
- Torquay, 128 Newton Road - May 31, 2023
- Birstall, 659 Loughborough Road - June 1, 2023
A NatWest spokesperson said: “As with many industries, most of our customers are shifting to mobile and online banking, because it’s faster and easier for people to manage their financial lives. We understand and recognise that digital solutions aren’t right for everyone or every situation, and that when we close branches we have to make sure that no one is left behind.
“We take our responsibility seriously to support the people who face challenges in moving online, so we are investing to provide them with support and alternatives that work for them.”
