Lloyds Banking Group is in the process of closing 289 branches in 2025 and 2026 in a blow to customers.
The banking group, which encompasses Lloyds Bank, Halifax and Bank of Scotland, is axing hundreds of locations as it responds to changing consumer habits
For 2025, 97 Halifax branches are being shut down, while 78 Lloyds Bank and 23 Bank of Scotland sites will cease operations by the end of the year, according to consumer champion Which?
As such, the total number of bank branch closures this year from the banking group alone comes to 198. This comes after a report from Which? found that 6,000 bank branches have shut for good in the UK between 2015 and 2024.
Lloyds Banking Group is closing hundreds of branches in 2025 and 2026
| PANext year, 14 Halifax, 40 Lloyds Bank and 17 Bank of Scotland branches are earmarked for closure, based on the banking group's current business plans.
A Lloyds Banking Group spokesperson said: "The way people are banking has changed, with over 21 million customers choosing our apps to manage their money.
"We're providing more choice than ever before, bringing together the best in digital convenience with our people.
"Alongside our app, our customers can use any Lloyds, Halifax or Bank of Scotland branch, the Post Office or banking hubs for their everyday banking, and deposit cash at over 30,000 PayPoint locations."
High streets have been hit by a wave of store closures in the last 10 years | PAHere is a full list of the Lloyds Banking Group branch closures taking place in 2025:
Halifax
- London Edgware Road – January 6
- Eccles – January 7
- Morecambe – January 7
- Telford – January 7
- Liverpool Old Swan – January 8
- Stoke-on-Trent Longton – January 8
- Palmers Green – January 9
- Shirley – January 9
- Tonbridge – January 9
- Wetherby – January 13
- Keynsham – January 14
- Whitby – January 14
- Acomb – January 15
- Alnwick – January 15
- Sutton-in-Ashfield – January 16
- Winchester – January 20
- Leighton Buzzard – January 20
- North Shields – January 28
- Walton-on-Thames – January 27
- Port Talbot – January 29
- Stratford-upon-Avon – January 22
- Wisbech – January 22
- Monmouth – January 23
- Belfast Castle Court – February 4
- Thetford – February 4
- Belfast Connswater – February 10
- Kendal – February 10
- Gillingham – February 11
- Burgess Hill – March 4
- Didcot – March 10
- Camberley – March 11
- Gosport – March 12
- Malton – April 8
- Chippenham – April 15
- Newbury – April 16
- Northallerton – April 28
- Oswestry – April 28
- Runcorn – April 29
- Tamworth – April 29
- Witney – April 30
- London Strand – May 8
- St Austell – May 13
- Huntingdon – May 15
- Omagh – May 19
- Wilmslow – May 19
- Rayleigh – May 20
- Balham – May 22
- Waltham Cross – May 27
- Bangor – May 29
- Bromsgrove – May 29
- Felixstowe – June 2
- Gainsborough – June 2
- London Kingsbury – June 2
- Launceston – June 3
- Letchworth – June 3
- Leek – June 4
- Winton, Bournemouth – June 4
- Welwyn Garden City – June 11
- St Annes – June 12
- Bitterne, Southampton – June 9
- Littlehampton – June 23
- Fleetwood – June 25
- Pontypridd – July 15
- Northwich – September 3
- Skegness – September 3
- Wallasey – September 4
- Castleford – September 8
- Barrow-in-Furness – September 10
- Brentwood – September 10
- Epsom – September 15
- Richmond – September 16
- Long Eaton – September 18
- Clapham Junction – September 23
- Rhyl – September 23
- Erdington – September 24
- Cirencester – September 25
- Walkden – September 25
- Woolwich – October 1
- Carmarthen – October 6
- Hayes – October 6
- Southport – October 7
- Kingswood – October 8
- Folkestone – October 9
- Crewe – October 14
- Sittingbourne – October 15
- Mold – October 16
- Hove – October 20
- Telford – October 22
- Bexleyheath – October 23
- Derby East Street – October 23
- Stevenage Queensway – October 23
- Blackpool Lytham Road – October 29
- Eltham – October 29
- Hexham – November 5
- Sleaford – November 6
- Wickford – November 10
- Bolton – November 20
- Lincoln – May 14
- Manchester Stretford – October 15.
Total Halifax 2025 closures: 97
Lloyds Bank
- London Baker Street – January 6
- Leeds Harehills Lane – January 8
- Wetherby – January 13
- Hull Newland Avenue – January 14
- Alnwick – January 15
- South Elmsall – January 16
- Sherborne – January 16
- Kitts Green – January 27
- Wisbech – January 22
- Derby Allenton – January 23
- Macclesfield – January 28
- Shirley, Southampton – January 28
- Bletchley – March 3
- Presteigne – March 3
- Blyth – March 4
- Cranbrook – February 11
- Chesham – February 24
- St Ives – February 24
- Kenilworth – February 25
- Liskeard – February 25
- Brynmawr – February 18
- Brecon – February 11
- Kendal – February 10
- Hitchin – April 7
- Dewsbury – March 10
- Surbiton – March 4
- Stow-on-the-Wold – February 17
- Warwick – June 24
- Woodbridge – June 25
- Alcester – June 25
- Ashbourne – June 24
- Sheffield Stubbin Lane – June 26
- Spennymoor – June 26
- Stanley – June 26
- Leeds Crossgates – August 20
- Armley – September 8
- Tooting – October 8
- Southall – October 15
- Kidderminster – October 16
- Bury – October 21
- Walthamstow – October 22
- Coventry Foleshill – November 4
- Dunstable – November 4
- Feltham – November 4
- Plymstock – November 4
- Biggleswade – November 5
- Hexham – November 5
- Newton Heath, Manchester – November 5
- Bishopsworth, Bristol – November 6
- Blandford Forum – November 10
- Chard – November 11
- Woodhouse, Sheffield – November 11
- Shipston-on-Stour – November 11
- East Grinstead – November 12
- Loughton – November 12
- Falmouth – November 13
- Ferndown – November 17
- Leominster – November 18
- Pontardawe – November 19
- Farnworth, Bolton – May 28
- Patchway, Bristol – May 28
- Prudhoe – May 15
- Bridgnorth – May 20
- Ludlow – May 20
- Rayleigh – May 20
- Clifton, Bristol – May 21
- Herne Bay – May 21
- Fulham North End Road – May 27
- Godalming – May 29
- Southsea – June 2
- Welwyn Garden City – June 11
- Dorchester – June 19
- Pembroke Dock – June 26
- Bitterne, Southampton – June 9
- Bromsgrove – May 7
- Louth – May 7
- Bishop Auckland – May 8
- Leyland – May 8
- Launceston – May 12
- Pontyclun – May 12
- Margate – May 14.
Total Lloyds 2025 closures: 78
Bank of Scotland
- Dunfermline – January 21
- Kirkcaldy – January 21
- Kyle – January 27
- Golspie – February 4
- Linlithgow – February 18
- North Berwick – February 19
- Montrose – March 10
- Langholm – April 7
- Leven – May 7
- Barrhead – May 21
- Kirkintilloch – May 22
- Uddingston – May 22
- Edinburgh Wester Hailes – May 27
- Peebles – May 27
- Sanquhar – May 28
- Newton Stewart – June 23
- Cowdenbeath – June 24
- Wick – June 25
- Rothesay – June 30
- Bathgate – June 30
- Edinburgh Corstorphine – October 29
- Pitlochry – October 30
- Thornhill – November 3.
Total Bank of Scotland 2025 closures: 23
Here is a full list of the Lloyds Banking Group branch closures taking place in 2026:
Halifax
- Middleton – January 8, 2026
- Havant – January 15, 2026
- Wandsworth – January 15, 2026
- Seaford – January 19, 2026
- Yeovil – January 12, 2026
- Deal – January 22, 2026
- Hastings – January 22, 2026
- Skipton – January 26, 2026
- Horsforth – February 24, 2026
- Birmingham Bearwood – March 2, 2026
- Peterlee – March 3, 2026
- Nelson – March 4, 2026
- Buxton – October 13, 2026
- Camborne – October 7, 2026.
Total Halifax 2026 closures: 14
Lloyds Bank
- Gillingham (Dorset) – January 8, 2026
- Mitcham – January 8, 2026
- Totnes – January 8, 2026
- Ammanford – January 12, 2026
- Bideford – January 13, 2026
- Fleet – January 13, 2026
- Chester-le-Street – January 14, 2026
- Ivybridge – January 14, 2026
- New Addington – January 14, 2026
- Havant – January 19, 2026
- Lewes – January 19, 2026
- Swadlincote – January 20, 2026
- Penzance – January 21, 2026
- Petersfield – January 21, 2026
- Alfreton – January 19, 2026
- Hedge End – January 21, 2026
- Hedon – January 28, 2026
- Okehampton – March 25, 2026
- Thornbury Avon – February 26, 2026
- Peterlee Yoden Way – March 3, 2026
- Hucknall – March 4, 2026
- Liverpool Breck Road – March 4, 2026
- Brigg – March 5, 2026
- Caterham – March 5, 2026
- Glossop – March 9, 2026
- Tunstall (Stoke-on-Trent) – March 9, 2026
- Houghton le Spring – March 10, 2026
- Manchester Moston – March 11, 2026
- Seaton – March 11, 2026
- Sleaford – March 12, 2026
- Wymondham – March 12, 2026
- Camborne – October 7, 2026
- Chepstow – October 7, 2026
- Deal – October 8, 2026
- Harborne (Birmingham) – October 8, 2026
- Ryde – October 7, 2026
- Stamford – October 13, 2026
- Totton – October 12, 2026
- Gorseinon – October 12, 2026
- Stoke-on-Trent (Hill Street & Hide Street) – October 30, 2026.
Total Lloyds 2026 closures: 40
Bank of Scotland
- Larkhall – January 8, 2026
- Bellshill – January 12, 2026
- Tain – January 12, 2026
- Glasgow Anniesland – January 12, 2026
- Erskine – January 13, 2026
- St Andrews – January 20, 2026
- Nairn – January 20, 2026
- Castle Douglas – January 22, 2026
- Gairloch – January 29, 2026
- Alexandria – March 2, 2026
- Annan – March 2, 2026
- Bishopbriggs – March 4, 2026
- Helensburgh – March 5, 2026
- Dingwall – March 25, 2026
- Largs – March 25, 2026
- Hawick – October 7, 2026
- Grangemouth – October 9, 2026.
Total Bank of Scotland 2026 closures: 17
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Banks are shutting down branches
| GETTYWhen announcing the latest round of bank branch closures, Lloyds Bank cited the popularity of mobile banking which gives people access to services 24/7 throughout the year.
The bank added "Customers can see all their money in one place, pay in cheques, apply for finance, manage subscriptions, check their credit score, message our customer support teams and much more.
"We use some of the latest technologies and systems to help keep our customers and their money safe. Our apps are also compatible with standard device screen readers.
For customers who prefer to bank in-person, as part of our tech investment Lloyds, Halifax and Bank of Scotland customers can use any brand of branch to do their "everyday banking, giving access to many more branches."
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