Barclays to close 18 more branches in months in new blow for customers – check if your local is going
BARCLAYS is set to close another 18 branches over the coming months.
The banking giant will pull the shutters down on 13 sites in England, three in Wales, and two in Scotland.
The UK's largest cash machine network, LINK, keeps track of any planned branch closures across the UK.
The majority of the branches announced for closure will be shutting in March next year, while one will be shutting in December 2024.
Locations in Richmond, Dundee, and Poole will be affected.
The high street bank only recently announced in November that 14 other sites are set to be shuttered.
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Barclays has announced nearly 200 branch closures in recent years, saying only 10% of transactions were now taking place face-to-face.
Other big lenders have been shutting branches as well including NatWest, Lloyds, Virgin Money and Halifax.
The closures are largely due to an increase in customers at major high street banks shifting to banking online and using apps.
Here is the new list of Barclays branches shutting:
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- 100 High Street, Poole, England - 08/03/2024
- Crown Buildings, 11 Broad Street, Builth Wells, Wales - 06/03/2024
- 57 Frogmore Street, Abergavenny, Wales - 01/03/2024
- 85 High Street, Blackwood, Wales - 22/03/2024
- 81 High Street, Scunthorpe, England - 20/03/2024
- 23 Market Place, Mansfield, England - 01/03/2024
- 35 Victoria Street, Grimsby, England - 13/03/2024
- 4 North Bar Within, Beverley, England - 21/03/2024
- 197 High Street, Perth, Scotland - 08/03/2024
- 24 High Street, Dundee, Scotland - 15/03/2024
- Valley House, Kingsway, Team Valley, Gateshead, England - 15/03/2024
- Priestpopple, Hexham, England - 01/03/2024
- 55 Market Place, Richmond, England - 04/12/2024
- 193 High Street, Northallerton, England - 14/03/2024
- 49 High Street, Skipton, England - 07/03/2024
- 63/65 High Street, Rayleigh, England - 22/03/2024
- 2/4 Aldermans Hill, Palmers Green, London, England - 08/03/2024
- 8 The Broadway, Crouch End, England - 01/03/2024
Barclays isn't the only chain closing sites.
Recent figures show 623 branches have been shut so far this year as banks look to move away from the high street.
Most recently, Lloyds Banking Group has revealed that it will be closing 45 branches in the new year.
Many people, especially the elderly population, rely heavily on in-person services and the closures will make it more difficult for them to access services.
You can find your nearest branch using the locator tool on each banks' website.
But there are still a number of ways in which impacted customers can access basic banking services without having to head over to the next town.
If the latest raft of closures will leave you without a branch in your town, you should be able to do most basic tasks at your local Post Office.
You can use one of the Post Office’s nearly 12,000 branches to perform basic tasks — but you can't open new bank accounts or take personal loans and mortgages.
Several banks also offer a mobile banking service, which is where your bank brings a bus to your local area that has the services that are usually available at your branch.
You should call up your bank to see if it runs such a service and they will be able to tell you where and when it will be parked.
Other banks use buildings such as village halls or libraries to offer mobile banking services.
Banking hubs, which offer traditional shared services, have also been set up in several locations around the UK to help plug the gap — including Brixham, Cambuslang, Cottingham and Rochford.
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Meanwhile, here's the full list of bank branches closing in December.
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