Plans have been announced by Barclays to close 15 more of its branches this year.
The news comes after 11 sites were already earmarked for closure in 2023.
The latest batch of closures are expected to take place from April.
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Barclays is not the only bank that has announced a raft of closures. HSBC will shutter 114 banks - around a quarter of its total sites - in 2023 while Lloyds is closing a further 14 banks next year.
NatWest currently has 43 scheduled to shut while Santander and Halifax will shutter five each and Nationwide will close one.
In response to further Barclays branch closures, founder and CEO of My Community Finance Tobias Gruber said: "It’s becoming increasingly common for banks to close their high street branches as more customers shift to online and digital banking methods.
"In the case of Barclays, the closure of these branches will result in cost savings for the bank, so I hope they choose to re-invest in improving their digital and telephone banking services for their loyal customers, as well as providing more ‘pop-up’ banks and support vans for their rural customers who may not have access to the internet.
"If you’re a Barclays customer and need branch access and don’t have alternative services nearby, you might want to consider switching to a bank with a physical branch in your area - although there are no guarantees that they will remain open for long."
Barclays banks closing in 2023
NEW:
- Guiseley (45 Oxford Road LS20 8AE) - April 12, 2023
- Hunstanton (42 High Street PE36 5AQ) - April 12, 2023
- London (260 Walworth Road SE17 1JF) - April 13, 2023
- Bargoed (1 Hanbury Road CF81 8XA) - April 14, 2023
- Barnoldswick (5 Church Street BB18 5UR) - April 14, 2023
- Flitwick (3 Station Road MK45 1JS) - April 14, 2023
- Macclesfield (10 Market Place SK10 1HA) - April 14, 2023
- Milton Keynes (8/10 High Street, Woburn Sands MK17 8RN) - April 18, 2023
- Shenfield (93-95 Hutton Road CM15 8JE) - April 19, 2023
- London (104/108 Tower Bridge Road SE1 3NG) - April 19, 2023
- London (304 Green Street E7 8LG) - April 20, 2023
- Bishop Auckland (55 Front Street, Stanhope DL13 2TU) - April 21, 2023
- Warley (70 Birmingham Road, Rowley Regis B65 9BA) - April 21, 2023
- Keswick (Market Square CA12 5BE) - April 21, 2023
- Leeds (390 Harrogate Road LS17 6PY) - April 21, 2023
ALREADY CONFIRMED:
- Amersham (4 Sycamore Road HP6 5DT) - January 3, 2023
- Ellesmere Port (100 Whitby Road CH65 0AD) - February 3, 2023
- Liskeard (The Parade PL14 6AR) - February 3, 2023
- Weymouth (2B St Mary Street DT4 8PB) - March 3, 2023
- Dagenham (227/231 Heathway RM9 5AN) - March 3, 2023
- Bridlington (6 Manor Street YO15 2RU) - June 3, 2023
- Swansea (16 Newton Road, Mumbles SA3 4AU) - July 3, 2023
- Sleaford (21 Market Place NG34 7SS) - August 3, 2023
- Torquay (39/40 Fleet Street TQ2 5DL) - August 3, 2023
- Sittingbourne (85 High Street ME10 4AW) - August 3, 2023
- Birmingham (161 High Street, Kings Heath B14 7LA) - October 3, 2023
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