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Barclays to shut a further 15 bank branches this year - check if yours is closing and what your options are

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Emily White
Emily White
Senior News & Investigations Reporter
23 June 2022

Barclays has announced another round of bank branch closures, with 15 more outlets set to shut by the end of the year. The latest closures mean Barclays will close 55 branches by the end of the year. Below we list the branches disappearing and what the alternatives are if you still want face-to-face banking. 

It comes after Lloyds Banking Group recently confirmed it will shut a further 20 Lloyds Bank and eight Halifax branches, taking its tally to 136 outlets closing by the end of the year.

Elsewhere, TSB has already closed 44 branches so far this year and plans to close a further 26 this month.

Alternative ways to bank face-to-face with Barclays

Here are some alternative ways to access face-to-face Barclays banking services if your local branch is closing:

Book an appointment on the Barclays van

Barclays runs an educational and support van that enables Barclays and Barclaycard customers in England and Wales to access certain advice and help in their local area at specific times and dates each month. You can check if a nearby town is covered on Barclays' website.

Under the 'Barclays van' service customers can get advice on:

  • Buying a new home.

  • Online banking.

  • Saving for the future.

  • Setting up a business.

However, the Barclays van service has no cash or counter services, so you won't be able to manage your money here. If you need to access to these services you can use a Post Office branch. 

You can access some Barclays services via the Post Office

Barclays customers can access certain services from any of the Post Office's 11,500 branches. Use the Post Office's branch finder tool to locate your nearest. Services available include the following:

  • Cash/cheque deposits. 

  • Check your balance. 

  • Withdraw money. 

If you need branch access and don't have alternative services nearby, consider switching

If you no longer want to stay with Barclays, you might want to consider switching to a bank that does have a local branch nearby – although bear in mind there's no guarantee that too won't close. Top switching offers from banks with branches include the following:

  • HSBC Advance is offering newbies £170 free cash. There's no minimum monthly pay-in to keep the account, though you will need to deposit a one-off £1,500+ to get the bonus.

  • Club Lloyds is offering new or existing customers a free £125. You also get to choose one of these four perks each year: six cinema tickets, 12 digital movie rentals, a Gourmet Society membership, or an annual magazine subscription. You must pay in £1,500+ a month or pay a £3 monthly fee.

  • Nationwide FlexDirect is offering existing customers a free £125 and newbies a free £100 (though we've an easy trick for all to get the boosted £125 – this link has full details). In addition to the free cash, you get 5% fixed interest on up to £1,500 and many get a 0% overdraft – both last for the first 12 months, unless you've had this account before, in which case you'll get just 0.25% in-credit interest and no 0% overdraft.

See our Best Bank Accounts guide for the full list of banks offering switching incentives.

Of course, if you want to switch to banking online or via an app, Barclays has a step-by-step guide on how to set up online and app banking.

Here is the full list of the Barclays branches closing this year

All 55 Barclays branches set to close

Branch

Date of closure

Alfreton, Derbyshire

26/08/2022

Beaconsfield, Buckinghamshire

01/07/2022

Bexhill-on-Sea, East Sussex

22/06/2022

Billericay, Essex

24/08/2022

Bridgnorth, Shropshire

26/08/2022

Chester-le-Street, County Durham 

12/08/2022

Chesterfield, Derbyshire

19/08/2022

Clitheroe, Lancashire

21/09/2022

Congleton, Cheshire

16/09/2022

Consett, County Durham

21/09/2022

Chorley, Lancashire

24/08/2022

Corby, Northamptonshire

10/08/2022

Corringham, Essex

23/09/2022

Dunmow, Essex

19/08/2022

Epping, Essex

22/06/2022

Felixstowe, Suffolk

29/06/2022

Feltham, Hounslow

12/08/2022

Finchley Central, London

21/09/2022

Gainsborough, Lincolnshire

23/09/2022

Gateshead, Tyne and Wear

01/07/2022

Havant, Hampshire

10/08/2022

Heswall, Merseyside

01/07/2022

Holloway, London

25/08/2022

Holt, Norfolk

09/12/2022

Lampeter, Dyfed

23/08/2022

Leek, Staffordshire

23/09/2022

Longton, Staffordshire

19/08/2022

Ludlow, Shropshire

26/08/2022

Maldon, Essex

05/08/2022

Manchester

23/06/2022

Melton Mowbray, Leicestershire

16/09/2022

Middleton, Greater Manchester

05/08/2022

Morpeth, Northumberland

14/09/2022

Muswell Hill, London

24/06/2022

Newtown, Bridgend 

23/09/2022

Peterborough, Cambridgeshire

05/08/2022

Petersfield, Hampshire

12/08/2022

Pinner, Harrow

29/06/2022

Prestwich, Greater Manchester

12/08/2022

Rawtenstall, Lancashire

29/06/2022

Rickmansworth, Hertfordshire

16/09/2022

Ripon, North Yorkshire

25/08/2022

Ryde, Isle of Wight

04/08/2022

Saffron Walden, Essex

26/08/2022

Selby, North Yorkshire

03/08/2022

Sheerness, Kent

19/08/2022

Sidcup, Bexley

10/08/2022

Southgate Chase Side, Enfield, London

18/08/2022

St Austell, Cornwall

24/06/2022

Stow-on-the-Wold, Gloucestershire

23/06/2022

Surbiton, Kingston upon Thames

01/07/2022

Tavistock, Devon

23/09/2022

Totton, Hampshire

16/09/2022

Wells, Somerset

12/08/2022

Welshpool, Powys

16/09/2022

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