Overview

• Nearly 80 high-street branches will close in June 2025, including 16 Lloyds, 15 Halifax, 24 NatWest, 23 Santander and one TSB outlet
• Banks have shuttered over 6,300 branches since January 2015, reducing their physical networks by 64 percent
• Halifax will shut nine branches between June 2 and June 5 as part of a plan to close 61 sites by March 2026
• Institutions cite a 48 percent drop in over-the-counter transactions over the last five years as customers shift to digital services
• Customers of closing branches can use more than 11,000 Post Office locations, 139 shared banking hubs or telephone and community banker services