NatWest set to reveal 32 MORE bank branch closures

The bank has not yet formally announced these latest closures, but details about the additional shutdowns appeared on the Link website, which is the UK’s cash machine network, This is Money reported.

The 32 branches facing closure include two Manchester sites at Chorlton and Cheetham Hill, alongside six London locations: Tooting, Fulham Broadway, Spitalfields, Sydenham, West End and Palmers Green.

Towns and cities across England will also lose their NatWest presence, with Hartlepool, South Shields and Sheffield’s Attercliffe branch among those affected.

The 32 locations at risk:

• Aldershot
• Ashford (Middlesex)
• Barnet
• Boston
• Brentwood
• Eastcote
• Godalming
• Grays
• Halifax
• Harlow
• Hartlepool
• Hemel Hempstead
• Herne Bay
• Hornchurch
• Hove
• Kirkby
• Lonsdale
• London – Fulham Broadway
• London – Spitalfields
• London – Sydenham London – Tooting
• London – West End
• Loughton – Old Station Road – Sainsburys
• Manchester – Cheetham Hill
• Manchester – Chorlton
• Orpington
• Palmers Green
• Pontefract
• Sheffield – Attercliffe – Attercliffe Road
• South Shields
• Southall
• Waltham Cross
• Welwyn Garden City

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These latest closures come on top of the seven announced this week.

NatWest has confirmed that the following seven UK branches are all due to close:

• Ashby-de-la-Zouch – closing, date to be confirmed
• Cromer – closing January 27, 2026
• Evesham – closing in 2026, date to be confirmed
• Launceston – closing, date to be confirmed
• Market Drayton – closing March 4, 2026
• Portishead – closing, date to be confirmed
• Torquay – closing, date to be confirmed

And this is also on top of the 49 NatWest branches that shut their doors last year, dealing a further blow to customers who depend on face-to-face banking services.

According to figures from consumer watchdog Which?, some 6,609 bank branches closed between January 2015 and December 2024, representing a 67 per cent reduction in the UK’s branch network over just a decade.

NatWest, which also operates Royal Bank of Scotland and Ulster Bank, has been the most prolific closer, with 1,431 branches shutting across its three brands during that period.

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The announcement follows Santander’s revelation that 44 of its branches would also close.

Despite not making a formal announcement, NatWest has published closure guides for each affected branch on its website, including specific shutdown dates.

A NatWest spokesman says: “Our branch network is a central part of how we serve customers, and we continue to invest in this for the future, with an increase in our investment into branches planned over the next three years.”

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The spokesman added that the bank carefully assesses closure decisions to minimise impact on customers and colleagues.

NatWest points to alternative banking options including mobile branches. These include Community Banking Hubs, Post Office partnerships and its free-to-use ATM network as ways customers can continue accessing services.

The following 49 NatWest branches all closed in 2025:

• Abingdon
• Acocks Green, Birmingham
• Bicester
• Bridgwater
• Bridport
• Canton, Cardiff
• Chippenham
• Cirencester
• Cwmbran & District
• Dorchester
• Edgbaston
• Ely
• Fishponds, Bristol
• Garstang
• Halesowen
• Hinckley
• Honiton
• Kettering
• Leagrave, Luton
• Leicester Melton Turn
• Leighton Buzzard
• Llangefni
• Llanishen, Cardiff
• Louth
• Lowestoft
• Melton Mowbray
• Midsomer Norton
• Mold
• Neath
• Newmarket
• Northampton Weston Favell
• Oadby
• Paignton
• Rayleigh
• Redditch
• Ringwood
• Romsey, Hants
• Royal Leamington Spa
• Shirley, Solihull
• Smethwick
• Stevenage Queensway
• Stratford-upon-Avon
• Sudbury
• Trowbridge
• Wellingborough
• Wickford
• Willerby & Kirk Ella
• Wisbech Market Place
• Yate