HSBC to close 82 branches this year – here’s the full list
HSBC plans to shut 82 branches this year as more and more customers do their banking online.
The branches will shut from various dates between April and September, and are located in cities including London, Manchester and Leeds.
HSBC said 81 of the affected branches are within one mile of a Post Office, where customers can carry out day-to-day transactions.
Meanwhile, two-thirds are within five miles of another HSBC branch and nine in ten are within 10 miles.
The move will reduce the number of HSBC branches to 511.
The bank told The Sun it aims to redeploy all affected workers to nearby locations.
Full list of HSBC branches to shut
THE below HSBC branches are set to close this year.
Closing April 23, 2021
- Edinburgh, Princess St
Closing May 7, 2021
- Brighton, Ditchling Road
- Hull, Merit House
- Wednesbury
- Sutton Coldfield, Four Oaks
Closing May 14, 2021
- Hull, Holderness Road
- Pontyclun, Talbot Green
- London, Fleet Street
- London, Fenchurch Street
Closing May 21, 2021
- London, Old Broad Street
- London, Charing Cross
- Sheffield, Darnall
- Oxford, Summertown
Closing May 28, 2021
- Leeds, Chapel Allerton
- Cardiff, Rumney
- Torquay, Strand
- Staines
Closing June 4, 2021
- Plymouth, Forder House
- Belper, King Street
- Colchester, North Station Road
- London, Whitechapel
Closing June 11, 2021
- London, Marylebone
- London, Streatham Hill
- Falkirk High Street
- Fleet, Fleet Road
Closing June 18, 2021
- Reading, Woodley
- Oxford, Headington
- Swansea, Gorseinon
- Wigston, Leicester Road
Closing June 25, 2021
- Tavistock, Bedford Square
- Bristol, Nailsea
- Leeds, Cross Gates
- Yate, North Walk
Closing July 2, 2021
- London, Kingsbury Road
- Cleckheaton, Bradford Road
- Bexleyheath, Broadway
- London, South Woodford
Closing July 9, 2021
- Birmingham, Erdington
- Goole, Wesley Square
- Congleton, High Street
- Formby, Chapel Lane
Closing July 16, 2021
- Gillingham, Kent
- Dunstable, West Street
- Chorley, Market Street
- Pontypridd, Taff Street
Closing July 23, 2021
- Felixstowe, Hamilton Road
- Godalming, High Street
- Prestatyn, High Street
- London, Southgate
Closing July 30, 2021
- Tewkesbury, High Street
- Maldon, High Street
- Hatfield, Herts
- Huntingdon, High Street
Closing August 6, 2021
- Stockport, Bramhall
- London, Russell Square
- Richmond, Market Place
Closing August 13, 2021
- Loughton, High Road
- Rustington, The Street
- Exmouth, Chapel Street
Closing August 20, 2021
- Bournemouth, Winton
- Liverpool, University
- Cleveleys, Victoria Square
- Clevedon, Triangle
Closing August 27, 2021
- Northallerton, High Street
- Walton-on-Thames, High Street
- London, High Holborn
Closing September 3, 2021
- Barry, Holton Road
- Aldershot, Wellington Street
- Eastcote, Field End Road
- London, Edgware Road
Closing September 10, 2021
- Ramsgate, High Street
- Manchester, Chorlton-Cum-Hardy
- Letchworth, Station Place
- London, Hackney
As part of the changes, HSBC will introduce a new system with four types of branches.
It includes full service branches and cash service branches where the focus is on cash alongside simple over-the-counter servicing.
HSBC is also introducing digital service branches, which will use self-service technology, as well as temporary pop-up venues later this year.
The newly announced closures come as HSBC shut 27 branches last summer, which reduced its network to 594 in total.
Campaigners have previously raised concerns about the widespread closure of both bank branches and ATMs.
Consumer group Which? found that two-thirds of people would without convenient access to a branch.
It also showed that 11million people lack the confidence to carry out basic banking tasks online.
Jackie Uhi, HSBC UK’s head of network said: "The direction of travel is really quite clear and this is borne out by the reduction in branch usage and increase in digital interaction that we are seeing first-hand."
"The Covid-19 pandemic has emphasised the need for the changes that we are making.
"Making sure we have a sustainable branch network is essential to us, and decisions to close branches are not taken lightly.
"By ensuring we have the most suitable branch format in each specific local market that we serve, we will ensure that we are in good shape to meet the challenges ahead."
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Meanwhile, Halifax and Bank of Scotland closed 56 branches last year too.
As of March 2020, more than 8,700 free ATMs had been axed since January 2018, while more machines than ever were charging for withdrawals.