Halifax is set to close 18 of its branches in September 2025 as more high street banks and building societies continue to reduce the size of their in-person network.
In recent years, bank branch closures have become an ongoing trend in Britain with more consumers opting to take advantage of online banking services in-lieu of physical banks.
However, this trend has been criticised by consumer rights groups and campaigners due to impacting peoples' ability to access cash services.
According to research conducted by Which?, more than 6,000 bank branches have closed for good in Britain since 2015.
Halifax is closing multiple bank branches this month
| GETTYHere is a full list of the Halifax bank branch closures taking place this month:
Bank branch closures are impacting Britons
| GETTYResearch conducted by SumUp found that over a quarter of Brito have not visited a bank branch in over a year, opting instead to do all of their banking online.
Some 22 per cent of the population, while they have visited a branch in the past year, trips are becoming more infrequent.
An additional 18 per cent shared that they have visited in the last six months, however, it is usually for specific services such as resolving issues or seeking advice.
Furthermore,, 23 per cent have visited within the last month for routine transactions like deposits or withdrawals.
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Notably, while eight per cent of bank customers use ATMs regularly, they have never stepped foot inside a physical branch
When it comes to closures, 33 per cent of people have seen branches close locally, which they feel has impacted their banking experience.
Furthermore, 32 per cent have seen a reduction in in-person services at branches.
Around 34 per cent admitted that they do all of their banking online, so any changes to banking hasn’t significantly affected them, only 19 per cent of those said they had noticed changes despite not visiting branches.
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Bank branch closures are continuing at an 'alarming rate', according to Which? | GETTY Earlier this year, research commissioned by PwC found that almost 1,000 bank branches closed in the last two years on a net basis, forcing customers to travel further or use online services.
The findings, based on a survey by Green Street, noted that this is having an impact on footfall in Britain's high streets, which store closures also ramping up over the same period.
Speaking to Bloomberg, PwC's senior retailer adviser Kien Tan said: "One of the main reasons that high streets are losing footfall is because there are far fewer banks. The number of banks has halved in 10 years. That’s massive."
According to Sam Richardson, Which?'s deputy editor, said that the bank closures represent a "seismic shift" in how Britons manage their money.