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Patrick O'Donnell

By Patrick O'Donnell


Published: 22/06/2025

- 12:23

More bank branch closures will hit UK high streets during the week beginning June 23

NatWest is set to shut down more bank branches next week in a blow to the high street financial institution's customers.

Bank branch closures have continued throughout June 2025 with NatWest having already closed multiple locations this month.

Research from consumer champion Which? found that more than 6,000 bank branches have permanently closed in the UK since 2015.

MPs have called on banks and building societies to ensure any areas impacted by closures continue to offer banking services in some form.

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NatWest is set to close multiple branches next week

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In a statement, NatWest said: ""Our customers are using digital banking more than ever before – over 80 per cent of our active current account holders now use our digital services, and over 97 per cent of retail accounts with us are now opened online.

"Like any business, we strive to meet our customers’ changing needs and expectations, and we’ve been responding to the industry-wide shift towards digital services by investing to broaden what customers can do themselves and to offer them greater personalisation.

"We are also significantly investing in refreshing our network – we expect to invest in excess of £20million in our network across the UK in 2025 to improve customer service, enhance the look and feel of our branches, and reduce the environmental impact of our buildings, as well as continuing to invest in shared solutions like the Post Office and Banking Hubs."

In the week beginning June 23, 2025, the bank is preparing to close six of its branches for good.

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Here is a full list of next week's NatWest branch closures:

  • St Annes On Sea – June 24
  • West Bridgford – June 24
  • Beverley – June 25
  • Stafford – June 25
  • Garstang – June 26
  • Mansfield – June 26.

Sam Richardson, deputy editor of Which? Money, said: ‘This milestone of more than 6,000 bank branch closures in just nine years underscores the seismic shift that has taken place in terms of our banking habits and the character of the British high street.

‘While some may hardly notice the closure of their local branch as they seamlessly switch to online banking, for others reliant on face-to-face services, the impact can be disastrous. "

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Here is a full list of the NatWest bank branch closures that have already taken place in June 2025:

  • Alfreton – June 2
  • Accrington – June 5
  • Uttoxeter – June 2
  • Mexborough – June 3
  • Heaton Chapel – June 3
  • Ellesmere Port – June 4
  • Stockton-on-Tees – June 4
  • Accrington – June 5
  • Longton – June 5
  • Leeds, Cross Gates – June 10
  • Rochdale – June 10
  • Bridlington – June 11
  • Manchester – June 11
  • Keighley – June 16
  • Leek – June 16
  • Newark-on-Trent – June 17
  • Washington – June 17
  • Worksop – June 18
  • Nantwich – June 19
  • Stockport, Hazel Grove – June 19.

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