Overview
- Lloyds Banking Group has published dates for 16 Lloyds Bank branches to shut in January 2026, with locations including Alfreton, Mitcham, Totnes and Chester-le-Street.
- The January shutdowns start a broader 2026 programme that will remove dozens more sites across Lloyds and Halifax, according to multiple outlet summaries of the group's plans.
- Lloyds says more than 21 million customers now use its digital services, which it cites as the reason to scale back its high-street footprint.
- Customers affected are directed to Community Bankers, other Lloyds/Halifax/Bank of Scotland branches, shared banking hubs, Post Office counters and over 30,000 PayPoint locations.
- Consumer group Which? notes more than 6,600 UK branches have closed since 2015 and warns that people who rely on face-to-face banking risk losing essential access on local high streets.