Lloyds Banking Group has announced plans to close an additional 79 branches across the United Kingdom over the next year, continuing the trend of banks scaling back their high street presence. The closures will affect 31 Lloyds Bank branches and 48 Halifax sites, adding to the 95 closures already announced earlier this year. If all planned closures proceed, Lloyds Banking Group will be left with 531 branches nationwide.
Regional Impact
The North-west and South-east of England are expected to be among the hardest-hit regions, with 12 branches closing in each area. London will lose a further 10 branches. The banking group assured customers that they can still access services through other brands within its network, including Lloyds Bank, Halifax, and Bank of Scotland branches.
Access to Alternatives
According to the company, more than three-quarters of the branches scheduled for closure are located within one mile of another Lloyds Banking Group site, while 95% have an alternative branch within five miles. A Lloyds Banking Group spokesman defended the closures, stating: "With access to one of the biggest branch networks in the UK, alongside local banking options like our Community Bankers, the Post Office, PayPoint, plus our leading apps and 24/7 messaging service, we offer our customers more choice and convenience than ever before."
Full List of Halifax Branch Closures
- Ashford (Kent): 1 Castle Street
- Basingstoke: 39/45 Wote Street
- Birmingham - Kings Heath: 11 Alcester Road South
- Boston: 27/28 Market Place
- Bury St Edmunds: 58 Cornhill
- Cannock: 9 Church Street
- Canterbury: 29 St Georges Street
- Clacton-on-Sea: 43 Station Road
- Cleveleys: 52 Victoria Road West
- Corby: 55/57 Corporation Street
- Durham: 1 North Road
- Ealing Broadway: 64/65 The Mall
- Gateshead: Jackson House
- Gravesend: 165 Windmill Street
- Guildford: 28/30 High Street
- Hemel Hempstead: 225/227 The Marlowes
- Hereford: 16 Commercial Street
- High Wycombe: 35A High Street
- Ilford: 84/86 High Road
- King's Lynn: 72 High Street
- Leamington Spa: 122 The Parade
- Leigh: 52/54 Bradshawgate
- Lichfield: 4 Conduit Street
- Llandudno: 22 Mostyn Street
- Llanelli: 24/26 Cowell Street
- London - Bethnal Green: 376/378 Bethnal Green Road
- London - Camden Town: 96 Camden High Street
- London - Dalston: 81 Kingsland High Street
- London - Tottenham: 444/446 High Road
- Lowestoft: 150 London Road North
- Manchester - Cheetham Hill: 4/5 Union Terrace
- Milton Keynes: 12 Midsummer Arcade
- Newark-on-Trent: 48 Middlegate
- Newcastle-under-Lyme: 13 Ironmarket
- North Finchley: 804/806 High Road
- Ramsgate: 2 Queen Street
- Redcar: 8 High Street
- Rotherham: 9 Wellgate
- Salisbury: 29 High Street
- Sheffield - Hillsborough: 34/36 Middlewood Road
- Southend-on-Sea: 108 High Street
- Taunton: 64A East Street
- Truro: 15 Pydar Street
- Waterlooville: 111 London Road
- Wellingborough: 39 Market Street
- Weston-super-Mare: Sovereign Centre
- Weymouth: 85 St Mary Street
- Willenhall: Market Place
- Wimbledon: Unit 116, Wimbledon Quarter
- Woking: 22/24 Commercial Way
Full List of Lloyds Branch Closures
- Accrington: 2 Peel Street
- Barnsley: 50 Cheapside
- Birmingham - Handsworth: 162 Soho Road
- Blackpool: 30 Corporation Street
- Braintree: 2-4 Bank Street
- Bristol - Knowle: 284 Wells Road
- Carlisle: 6 Lowther Street
- Chatham: 142-146 High Street
- Chelmsford: 77-81 High Street
- Chesterfield: 30 Rose Hill
- City of London - Whitechapel High Street: 3-5 Whitechapel Road
- Devizes: 38 Market Place
- Harrogate: 8-11 Cambridge Crescent
- Harrow: 286-288 Station Road
- Ilkeston: Market Place
- Kirkby: 145 Cherryfield Drive
- Leicester - Melton Road: 184 Melton Road
- Leicester - Wigston: 61 Leicester Road
- Liverpool - Huyton: 55 Derby Road
- Liverpool - Huyton: 14-16 Sherborne Square
- Nottingham - Arnold: 76 Front Street
- Rochdale: 58 Yorkshire Street
- South Shields: 101 King Street
- Sheffield: 1 High Street
- St Helens: 13-15 Hardshaw Street
- Wakefield: 17 Westgate
- Wallsend: Royal Chambers
- Widnes: 23-24 Albert Square
- Worksop: 65 Bridge Street
