NatWest is set to close 53 of its bank branches in a blow to the financial institution’s customers and the economy of Britain’s high streets.
Bank branch closures have become the norm in recent years with consumer champion Which? claiming that 6,000 sites have shut down for good since 2015.
In recent years, NatWest Group, which includes NatWest, Royal Bank of Scotland and Ulster Bank, has reduced the portfolio of its high street branches dramstcially.
Since 2015, the banking group has closed 1,409 of its sites as many of its customers have opted for online services instead.
In 2024, NatWest Group closed 48 branches and the shut down almost 20 branches the year before. As it stands, NatWest has more than 19 million customers with around 3.5 million using online banking.
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NatWest is among the high street banks closing its branches
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Here is the full list of NatWest branches closing in 2025:
- Accrington
- Alfreton
- Beverley
- Bishop Auckland
- Blackburn – Audley – Copy Nook
- Bridlington
- Cannock
- Cleveleys
- Derby – Allenton
- Dewsbury
- Ellesmere Port
- Failsworth – Hollinwood – Oldham Road
- Farnworth
- Garstang
- Goole
- Keighley
- Leeds – Chapel Allerton – Harrogate Road
- Leeds – Cross Gates
- Leek
- Leyland – Golden Hill – Chapel Brow
- Liverpool – Walton Vale
- Long Eaton
- Louth
- Manchester
- Mansfield
- Market Drayton
- Mexborough
- Middleton
- Morley
- Nantwich
- Newark-on-Trent
- Newcastle upon Tyne – West Denton
- Nottingham – Sherwood – Hucknall Road
- Nottingham – West Bridgford
- Rawtenstall
- Rochdale
- Salford – Trafford Park – Third Avenue
- Sheffield – Ecclesall Road
- St Annes On Sea
- Stafford
- Stockport – Hazel Grove
- Stockport – Heaton Moor
- Stockton-on-Tees
- Stoke-on-Trent – Longton
- Urmston
- Uttoxeter
- Wallasey
- Washington
- Widnes
- Willerby
- Wilmslow
- Windermere
- Worksop
Speaking to The Sun, a NatWest spokesperson: “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.
“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.”
“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.”
The exact dates of these bank branch closures have yet to be confirmed by NatWest
Under new rules laid out by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), high street banks and building societies have to ensure their customers still have access to cash services in areas where closures are taking place.
When shutting down sites, banking groups must check if communities will still be able to use alternative branches or ATMs. Banks will have to action to make any gaps in peoples’ access to cash are addresssed.
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However, the FCA has asserted that its new rules would not prevent bank branches from closing down.
The country’s financial services regulator argued that its powers would “have an impact where branches are a key local source of cash”
To mitigate the impact of branch closures on local areas, high street financial institiions have agreed to fund shared banking hubs on a voluntary basis.