Banking Retreat: 250 Branch Closures Set

250 UK high street branches are slated to close between 2026 and 2027 under a new plan from Lloyds Banking Group. The group confirmed the total count as it moves to consolidate its physical footprint. This figure includes locations for Lloyds Bank, Halifax, and Bank of Scotland.

The reduction is already underway. More than 20 Lloyds Bank branches shut their doors in October. An additional 31 locations closed earlier in the year. Four Bank of Scotland branches also closed earlier this year.

Thirteen Lloyds Bank branches will close in November 2026. The first to close were Gorseinon in Swansea on November 2, followed by Accrington and Wallsend on November 3. Ilkeston, Willenhall, and Deal closed on November 5. Melton Road in Leicester and Huyton in Liverpool are scheduled for November 9. Wakefield closes on November 10, while Wingston, Worksop, and Wigston Magna close on November 11. Harrogate in North Yorkshire is the final November closure on November 19. A Southampton branch will follow on December 7.

Fourteen Lloyds Bank branches are marked for closure in 2027. The first, located on Sheffield High Street, closes on January 14. A cluster of eight branches closes in mid-March 2027, including locations in Clevedon, Ebbw Vale, Street, Honiton, Wednesbury, Heswall, and Ringwood. Longton, Didcot, and Hinckley close on March 17. Newmarket follows on March 18. Handsworth in Birmingham and Kirkby in Liverpool close on June 23.

Halifax is also reducing its physical presence. Fourteen Halifax branches have closed or will close by the end of 2026. Kingsland Dalston in London and Redcar in North Yorkshire closed on November 2. Llanelli closed on November 3. Ilford, Leigh, and Huyton closed on November 4. Clacton-on-Sea closes on November 9. Ealing closes on December 1. Hemel Hempstead and Wimbledon close on December 14. Gateshead, High Wycombe, Milton Keynes, and Woking close on December 16.

Six Halifax branches will close in the first half of 2027. Hillsborough in Sheffield closes on January 11. Tottenham in London closes on January 14. Mexborough closes on March 15. Armthorpe closes on March 17. Skelmersdale closes on March 18. Cheetham Hill in Salford closes on June 23.

The branch cuts coincide with the removal of the Halifax banking app. Lloyds Banking Group removed the app from online stores on October 31. The group plans to scrap the Halifax brand entirely. Halifax customers must now use the Lloyds app to access their accounts.