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HSBC to shut 114 branches next year – here's the full list, plus alternatives

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Petar Lekarski
Petar Lekarski
Assistant Editor – News & Investigations
30 November 2022

HSBC has announced another round of bank branch closures, with 114 more outlets set to shut between April and September next year. The move is on top of the closure of 69 branches earlier this year. Below we list the branches disappearing and what the alternatives are if you still want face-to-face banking.

HSBC is not the only bank shutting branches. NatWest has announced it will shut a further 43 branches in 2023, while Lloyds Banking Group is to shut 85 Lloyds Bank and 32 Halifax branches by the end of this year. TSB has already closed 70 branches this year.

Alternative ways to bank face-to-face with HSBC

If your local branch is closing, here are some practical alternatives:

You can access some HSBC services via the Post Office

HSBC customers can access certain services from any of the Post Office's 11,400 branches. Use the Post Office's branch finder tool to locate your nearest. Services available include the following:

  • Cash/cheque deposits. 

  • Checking your balance. 

  • Withdrawing money. 

See if there's an HSBC 'community event' near you

HSBC runs education and support 'community pop up events' in selected local areas across the UK. The bank says it has 350 of these events planned for 2023. You can check if a nearby town is covered on HSBC's website.

At the events, you can speak to HSBC staff and get:

  • Information about its products and services;

  • Help with online and mobile banking registrations and resets;

  • Tips and info on digital banking, banking at the Post Office and reducing the risk of fraud.

However, the events don't have cash or counter services, so you won't be able to manage your money there. If you need to access to these services you can use a Post Office branch.

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

If you no longer want to stay with HSBC, 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.

Banks with branches that currently have switching incentives include: 

  • Halifax - get £175 for switching. Halifax pays switchers to its Reward account £175 and offers ongoing monthly rewards if you jump through a few hoops. You can't have had a switch bonus from Halifax since April 2020 and there's a £1,500 monthly minimum pay-in to avoid the £3 a month fee.

  • TSB - get £50 for switching. Those switching to TSB's Spend & Save account can get a free £50 upfront, plus a further £50 in August 2023 if you actively use the account from February to July 2023.

See our Best bank accounts guide for the full list of banks offering switching incentives.

Some may want to consider setting up phone or online banking

If you want to switch to banking online or via an app, you can find information on how to do this on HSBC's website.

HSBC also offers virtual help sessions aimed at introducing people to banking online. The sessions are 30 minutes long and are run through the online video calling platform Zoom. You can register your interest online and a member of HSBC staff will then contact you to arrange the session – though, as always, be alert for scams and don't give personal information to anyone calling you out of the blue.

Full list of HSBC's latest branch closures

Branch

Date of closure

Abergavenny

18/04/2023

Alton

25/04/2023

Arnold

09/05/2023

Ashton under Lyne

01/08/2023

Beccles

27/06/2023

Bethnal Green

15/08/2023

Bexhill on Sea

18/04/2023

Bicester

20/06/2023

Bideford

02/05/2023

Blackwood

25/07/2023

Blandford Forum

18/04/2023

Bognor Regis

18/07/2023

Brecon

09/05/2023

Bridport

23/05/2023

Brighouse

16/05/2023

Bristol Downend

25/04/2023

Bristol Filton

30/05/2023

Bristol Westbury on Trym

01/08/2023

Bromborough

18/07/2023

Cardiff Rhyd y Penau

29/08/2023

Chepstow

06/06/2023

Chippenham

15/08/2023

Christchurch

25/07/2023

Cirencester

08/08/2023

Coalville

04/07/2023

Coleraine

02/05/2023

Colwyn Bay

15/08/2023

Cowbridge

Date TBC

Cromer

18/04/2023

Denbigh

08/08/2023

Didcot

09/05/2023

Dorchester

22/08/2023

Dover

09/05/2023

Droitwich

04/07/2023

Dundee

30/05/2023

Eastwood

29/08/2023

Epworth

Date TBC

Fakenham

23/05/2023

Frome

06/06/2023

Gainsborough

02/05/2023

Gosforth

18/07/2023

Halesowen

16/05/2023

Hampstead (122 Finchley Road)

15/08/2023

Harpenden

18/07/2023

Henley on Thames

08/08/2023

Hertford

20/06/2023

Holsworthy

Date TBC

Honiton

13/06/2023

Hornchurch

15/08/2023

Horsforth

18/07/2023

Hove

23/05/2023

Hythe

Date TBC

Ilkley

13/06/2023

Kenilworth

01/08/2023

Kingswinford

11/07/2023

Knutsford

06/06/2023

Launceston

02/05/2023

Leatherhead

04/07/2023

Leicester (11 Hinckley Road)

30/05/2023

Leighton Buzzard

29/08/2023

Leominster

25/04/2023

Lewes

27/06/2023

Liskeard

23/05/2023

Long Eaton

11/07/2023

Market Bosworth

25/04/2023

Market Harborough

30/05/2023

Marlow

18/07/2023

Minehead

09/05/2023

Morley

22/08/2023

New Milton

27/06/2023

North Finchley

08/08/2023

Norwich Mile Cross

25/07/2023

Oakham

20/06/2023

Ormskirk

01/08/2023

Oxted

Date TBC

Palmers Green

04/07/2023

Park Gate Southampton

11/07/2023

Penarth

13/06/2023

Pocklington

06/06/2023

Pontypool

27/06/2023

Port Talbot

11/07/2023

Portadown

06/06/2023

Portishead

04/07/2023

Putney

01/08/2023

Reigate

08/08/2023

Ripley

25/07/2023

Ross on Wye

20/06/2023

Ryde

22/08/2023

Seaford

25/07/2023

Settle

Date TBC

Shaftesbury

25/04/2023

Skipton

13/06/2023

Sleaford

13/06/2023

South Shields

13/06/2023

St Austell

18/04/2023

St Ives

18/04/2023

St Neots

27/06/2023

Stamford

16/05/2023

Stirling

06/06/2023

Stourport on Severn

30/05/2023

Stroud

16/05/2023

Sudbury

23/05/2023

Tenby

Date TBC

Tonbridge

25/07/2023

Twickenham

20/06/2023

Wadebridge

27/06/2023

Waltham Cross

30/05/2023

Wells

20/06/2023

Wetherby

11/07/2023

Whitby

16/05/2023

Whitley Bay

02/05/2023

Wilmslow

02/05/2023

Windsor

22/08/2023

Wymondham

22/08/2023

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