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Lloyds To Shut 16 Branches This Month As 2026 Cutbacks Begin

Lloyds says shifting habits justify the closures, with digital tools plus local alternatives offered.

Overview

  • Sixteen named locations are scheduled to close on set dates in January, with media publishing the full list for affected towns.
  • The closures are part of a wider plan to shutter about 40 additional Lloyds sites and 15 Halifax branches by the end of 2026.
  • Lloyds cites more than 21 million app users as evidence of changing customer behaviour driving the network reduction.
  • Customers are steered to remaining Lloyds, Halifax and Bank of Scotland branches, shared banking hubs, Post Office counters and cash deposits at over 30,000 PayPoint locations.
  • Which? reports more than 6,600 UK bank and building society branches have closed since 2015, and Post Office counters offer only basic services such as withdrawals, deposits and balance checks.