A TOTAL of 98 bank branches are set to close their doors for a final time within weeks.
Barclays, Lloyds, HSBC and Natwest are among those shutting locations in July as customers move more towards online banking.
Data from LINK, the UK's largest cash machine network, reveals dozens of banks are set to close branches between now and July 31.
Barclays is closing 33 branches, while NatWest is pulling down the shutters on 23 and Lloyds is closing nine.
Meanwhile, Halifax is shutting two branches and HSBC 27.
The branches are spread across the whole of the country with locations closing in England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland.
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Here is the full list of branches closing before the end of July, plus we reveal your options if your local shuts.
Barclays
- Holmes Chapel – June 27
- Tiverton – June 28
- Wallington – June 28
- Cambridge – June 28
- Mold (Wales) – June 30
- Saltburn-by-the-Sea – June 30
- Bootle – June 30
- Sudbury – July 6
- Chipping Norton – July 6
- Kingswood – July 6
- Knightsbridge, London – July 7
- Llangollen (Wales) – July 7
- Canvey Island – July 7
- Alnwick – July 7
- Wombourne – July 12
- Bentham – July 12
- Hayes – July 13
- South Harrow – July 14
- Oswestry – July 14
- Yarm – July 14
- Seahouses – July 14
- Brixton Road, London – July 19
- Fleet – July 19
- Oadby – July 20
- Lisburn (Northern Ireland) – July 21
- East Grinstead – July 21
- Sheffield – July 21
- Washington – July 21
- Heathfield – July 26
- Barnsley – July 26
- Portadown (Northern Ireland) – July 28
- Market Harborough – July 28
- Kingsland High Street, London – July 28
HSBC
- New Milton – June 27
- Lewes – June 27
- St Neots – June 27
- Wadebridge – June 27
- Pontypool (Wales) – June 27
- Beccles – June 27
- Portishead – July 4
- Leatherhead – July 4
- Palmers Green – July 4
- Coalville – July 4
- Droitwich – July 4
- Long Eaton – July 11
- Southampton – July 11
- Port Talbot (Wales) – July 11
- Kingswinford – July 11
- Wetherby – July 11
- Brombrough – July 18
- Horsforth – July 18
- Gosforth – July 18
- Bognor Regis – July 18
- Marlow – July 18
- Harpenden – July 18
- Christchurch – July 25
- Seaford – July 25
- Tonbridge – July 25
- Blackwood (Wales) – July 25
- Norwich – July 25
NatWest
- Ashton-in-Makerfield – June 27
- Rothwell – June 28
- Tilehurst – June 28
- Bristol – July 4
- Croydon – July 4
- Deal – July 5
- Dean Street, London – July 5
- Romford – July 6
- Heald Green – July 11
- Hull – July 11
- Isleworth – July 12
- Knowle – July 12
- Aldersgate Street, London – July 13
- New Malden – July 13
- Cardiff (Wales) – July 18
- Croydon – July 19
- Street – July 19
- Aldridge – July 20
- Whitley Bay – July 20
- Dorking – July 25
- March – July 25
- Peterborough – July 26
- Tamworth – July 27
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Halifax
- Catford – July 18
- Bristol – July 19
Lloyds
- Harrow – June 29
- Benton – July 17
- Peterborough – July 17
- Fulwell – July 20
- Chapeltown – July 24
- Holloway Road, London – July 25
- Carlton – July 26
- Cambridge – July 31
- Shepton Mallet – July 31
Bank of Scotland
- Bearsden (Scotland) – July 25
- Edinburgh – July 26
- Pollokshields (Scotland) – July 27
RBS
- Tranent (Scotland) – July 27
What to do if your bank closes
Many people, particularly the elderly, still rely on in-person services and the closures will make it more difficult for this demographic to access accessible services.
But there are still a number of ways in which affected customers can access basic banking services without having to venture to the next town.
If the latest raft of closures will leave you with no bank in your town, you should be able to do most basic tasks at your local Post Office.
You can use one of the Post Office’s nearly 12,000 branches to perform basic banking tasks — but not open new bank accounts or take personal loans and mortgages.
Many banks also offer a mobile banking service, which is where your bank brings a bus to your local area that has the services that are usually available at your branch.
You should call up your bank to see if it runs such a service and they will be able to tell you where and when it will be parked.
Other banks use buildings such as village halls or libraries to offer mobile banking services.
Banking hubs, which offer traditional shared services, have also been set up in four locations around the UK to help plug the gap — in Brixham, Cambuslang, Cottingham and Rochford.
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Meanwhile, here are all the bank branches closing through the summer this year.
Plus, check out all the branches set to close in 2023.
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