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NatWest to close 26 UK branches in June

NatWest will provide alternative access via Post Offices, community hubs and mobile units to support customers after closures.

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Overview

  • This tranche brings NatWest’s total 2025 branch cuts to 54, contributing to over 6,300 UK closures since 2015.
  • Eight branches including Alfreton and Uttoxeter have already shut this month, with Stockton-on-Tees and Ellesmere Port closing on June 4 and dozens more slated through June.
  • The bank attributes the closures to a marked shift towards faster online and mobile banking services.
  • Under Financial Conduct Authority rules, NatWest is partnering with Post Offices, expanding community banking hubs and deploying mobile units to maintain local cash access.
  • Peers such as Lloyds, Santander and Halifax have announced similar network reductions as the UK banking industry pivots to digital offerings.