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Bank of Scotland, Halifax and Lloyds to close 276 branches in 2023/24 – here's the full list, plus alternatives

A Lloyds Bank branch sign
Petar Lekarski
Petar Lekarski & Molly Greeves
29 November 2023

Bank of Scotland, Halifax and Lloyds, which are all part of the Lloyds Banking Group, will shut at least 276 of their bank branches in 2023 and 2024, after the Group announced a further 45 closures today (Wednesday 29 November).

The banks currently have a combined 1,191 branches left. Below, we've rounded up the planned closures for each bank and what the alternatives are if you still want face-to-face banking.

Click on your bank's name for a full list of the branch closures announced so far:

  • Bank of Scotland – four more branches closing (32 in total).

  • Halifax – 22 more branches closing (99 in total).

  • Lloyds – 19 more branches closing (145 in total).

Alternatives if you still want face-to-face banking

For full details on your alternatives, see our Bank branch alternatives guide. But in brief, you can:

  • See if there's a Bank of Scotland or Lloyds Bank 'mobile branch' near you. This can be used for banking services, such as making deposits and withdrawing cash. You can check if your town is covered and see the timetable on the Bank of Scotland website and on the Lloyds Bank website.

  • Check if Halifax's 'community bankers' are visiting your area. They may visit an area for a short period of time after a branch closes. They'll have a dedicated office space in a local venue for you to chat in private and can offer support with account enquiries, though they don't offer cash or counter services. Check if a community banker is visiting your area on Halifax's website and then just turn up.

  • Try a nearby Post Office. You can withdraw cash and make deposits into your bank account via the Post Office.

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

If you no longer want to stay with Bank of Scotland, Halifax or Lloyds, 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 currently offering cash switching incentives include:

  • Nationwide: get a free £200 for switching to Nationwide's FlexDirect account. You can also get access to its top-paying regular savings account, which pays 8% interest on up to £200 a month. Nationwide has pledged not to leave any town or city where it is already based until at least 2026.

  • First Direct: get a free £175 for switching to First Direct's 1st Account. In addition to the free switch cash and top service, you'll get access to a linked regular saver which pays 7% interest on up to £300 a month, and many get an ongoing £250 0% overdraft. The debit card is also fee-free for overseas spending and ATM withdrawals.

    First Direct doesn't have any branches of its own, but First Direct customers can use HSBC branches to pay in cheques, as well as deposit and withdraw cash. So it could be an option if you have an HSBC branch nearby – though bear in mind HSBC is also closing lots of branches.

See our Best bank accounts guide for more options including the best bank accounts for savings interest and longer-term rewards.

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Bank of Scotland – 32 branches closed or closing

Here's the full list, with the four newly-announced closures highlighted in blue:

Town

Branch address

Closure date

Aberfoyle

Main Street FK8 3UG 

24/10/2023

Aviemore

Main Road PH22 1RH 

21/05/2024

Ballater

9 Bridge Street AB35 5QP 

11/10/2023

Bearsden

19 Roman Road G61 2SP 

25/07/2023

Bowmore

Shore Street PA43 7LB

08/05/2024

Braemar

7/9 Invercauld Road AB35 5YP 

17/10/2023

Crieff

1 Galvelmore Street PH7 4DN 

12/02/2024

Cults

389 North Deeside Road AB15 9SX 

14/08/2023

Cumnock

43/45 Townhead Street KA18 1LF 

12/02/2024

Cupar

The Cross KY15 4BP 

29/05/2024

Dunbar

95 High Street EH42 1ER 

21/05/2024

Dundee

291 Clepington Road DD3 8BD 

01/11/2023

Dunkeld

High Street PH8 0AL 

05/12/2023

Dunoon

78 Argyll Street PA23 7NH 

05/12/2023

Duns

10 Market Square TD11 3ED 

16/10/2023

Edinburgh

300 Lawnmarket EH1 2PH 

26/07/2023

Eyemouth

Manse Road TD14 5JE 

09/10/2023

Falkland

High Street KY15 7BZ 

05/12/2023

Fort Augustus

Station Road PH32 4AZ 

05/10/2023

Girvan

17 Dalrymple Street KA26 9EU 

21/02/2024

Glasgow

174 Byres Road G12 8SW

21/03/2024

Govan

816 Govan Road G51 3UP 

09/01/2024

Helensburgh

Shore Road G84 0JH

15/08/2024

Isle of Arran

Brodick KA27 8AB

31/01/2024

Isle of Harris

Main Street, Tarbert HS3 3DJ 

22/02/2024

Isle of North Uist

Lochmaddy HS6 5AA 

26/02/2024

Jedburgh

40 High Street TD8 6DQ 

14/02/2024

Millport

42 Stuart Street KA28 0AQ

20/02/2024

Newcastleton

Douglas Square TD9 0QD 

31/10/2023

Pollokshields

236 Albert Drive G41 2NL 

27/07/2023

Tarbert

Harbour Street PA29 6TZ

29/04/2024

Ullapool

30 West Argyle Street IV26 2TY 

23/10/2023

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Halifax – 99 branches closed or closing

Here's the full list, with the 22 newly-announced closures highlighted in blue:

Town

Branch address

Closure date

Aberdeen

52-54 Union Street

11/01/2024

Aldershot

24 Union Street GU11 1DA

26/04/2023

Bangor

243/245 High Street LL57 1PA

17/04/2023

Barnet

99 High Street EN5 5UP

12/03/2024

Barry

91 Holton Road CF63 4HG

18/03/2024

Batley

84 Commercial Street WF17 5DR

24/06/2024

Bicester

43-45 Sheep Street OX26 6JJ

07/02/2024

Birmingham

26-28 Colmore Row B3 2QE

25/01/2023

Birmingham

2170 Coventry Road B26 3JB

22/04/2024

Bletchley

47 Queensway MK2 2ZW

18/05/2023

Bodmin

25 Fore Street PL31 2HT

20/06/2024

Borehamwood

165 Shenley Road WD6 1AH

18/04/2024

Bracknell

27 High Street RG12 1DL

28/11/2023

Bridgwater

17 Fore Street TA6 5AG

23/04/2024

Bristol

Unit 4, Emersons Green Retail Pk BS16 7AE

19/07/2023

Caerphilly

32 Cwrt-Y-Castell CF83 1NU

30/11/2023

Canvey Island

18 Furtherwick Road SS8 7AN

06/11/2023

Catford

144 Rushey Green SE6 4HQ

18/07/2023

Chester Le Street

58/60 Front Street DH3 3BD

19/04/2023

Chingford

269/271 Chingford Mount Road E4 8LP

15/05/2023

Chorlton-cum-Hardy

579 Barlow Moor Road M21 8AE

27/04/2023

Cleckheaton

4 Central Arcade BD19 5DN

31/01/2024

Coleraine

24 The Diamond BT52 1DP

10/01/2023

Craigavon

23 Market Street BT66 6AR

04/10/2023

Crouch End

6 Broadway Parade N8 9DH

27/04/2023

Dagenham

226 Heathway RM10 8PE

15/05/2024

Dartford

8/10 High Street DA1 1BY

18/03/2024

Daventry

1 High Street NN11 4BW

17/04/2024

Denbigh

58/60 High Street LL16 3LB

04/12/2023

Denton

29 Manchester Road M34 3JU

30/08/2023

Dereham

1 Church Street NR19 1DD

14/03/2024

Diss

12A Market Place IP22 4WP

20/03/2024

Doncaster

7/7A Market Place, Thorne DN8 5DH

08/04/2024

Edinburgh

131-133 Princes Street EH2 4AH

26/02/2024

Feltham

30A The Centre TW13 4AU

05/10/2023

Glasgow

35-41 Sauchiehall Street G2 3AT

05/02/2024

Golders Green

4/6 North End Road NW11 7PL

03/05/2023

Grantham

6 High Street NG31 6PN

08/11/2023

Grays

48-50 High Street RM17 6NA

22/06/2023

Great Barr

903 Walsall Road B42 1TN

04/10/2023

Halisham

54/56 High Street BN27 1AX

19/02/2024

Harborne

46 High Street B17 9NE

26/09/2023

Hatfield

17/17A Town Centre AL10 0JZ

25/06/2024

Haywards Heath

32-36 South Road RH16 4LA

25/09/2023

Herne Bay

149/151 Mortimer Street CT6 5HS

17/04/2024

Hessle

25 The Square HU13 0AE

15/08/2024

Ilford

58-62 High Street IG6 2DQ

15/04/2024

Ilkley

7 Station Plaza LS29 8HF

15/01/2024

Kingstanding

627 Kingstanding Road B44 9SU

27/09/2023

Larne

33 Main Street BT40 1JE

29/05/2024

Leeds

36 The Headrow LS1 8EQ

29/03/2023

Leeds

18 King Edward Street LS1 6BT

12/01/2023

Leeds

374 Harrogate Road LS17 6PY

09/01/2024

Leominster

19 West Street HR6 8EP

13/11/2023

London (East)

50 Fenchurch Street EC3M 3JY

19/04/2023

London (West)

366/368 Chiswick High Road W4 5TA

01/11/2023

Lymington

82 High Street SO41 9AN

11/03/2024

Macclesfield

29/33 Chestergate SK11 6AN

11/03/2024

Maidenhead

16/20 High Street SL6 1QH

29/11/2023

Maldon

52A High Street CM9 5UJ

05/06/2023

Malvern

101/103 Church Street WR14 2AE

06/11/2023

Mirfield

194 Huddersfield Road WF14 8AZ

21/09/2023

Morley

17 Windsor Court LS27 9BG

16/04/2024

Muswell Hill

360 Muswell Hill Broadway N10 1DF

15/11/2023

Newmarket

24 Market Street CB8 8EF

11/09/2023

New Milton

73A Station Road BH25 6JD

23/04/2024

Newcastle-upon-Tyne

178/180 High Street NE3 1HX

08/01/2024

Newton Aycliffe

58 Beveridge Way DL5 4DS

27/03/2024

Norbury

1513 London Road SW16 4AE

04/05/2023

Normanton

49/51 High Street WF6 2AF

08/07/2024

Orpington

248/250 High Street BR6 0LZ

12/03/2024

Ossett

2 Market Place WF5 8BQ

09/04/2024

Otley

3/5 Kirkgate LS21 3HN

26/03/2024

Paignton

30 Torquay Road TQ3 3BD

28/11/2023

Penrith

41/42 Middlegate CA11 7PT

19/03/2024

Penzance

13 Market Jew Street TR18 2HN

20/02/2024

Porthcawl

32 John Street CF36 3BA

26/03/2024

Prescot

Prescot Shopping Centre L34 5GA

08/04/2024

Pudsey

1 Market Place LS28 7BE

06/11/2023

Purley

1 Purley Parade, High Street CR8 2AB

13/07/2023

Putney

171/173 Putney High Street SW15 1TE

04/05/2023

Redruth

20 Fore Street TR15 2BD

16/05/2023

Sheerness

71 High Street ME12 1NE

18/05/2023

Sidcup

66 High Street DA14 6DS

22/11/2023

Southampton

6/7 Gordon Buildings SO15 3LS

26/09/2023

Spalding

25 Bridge Street PE11 1XG

18/04/2024

Stafford

44 Greengate Street ST16 2JA

08/04/2024

Stamford

11/12 High Street PE9 2AL

14/03/2024

St Neots

38 High Street PE19 1BJ

06/06/2023

Stourbridge

56/57 High Street DY8 1DE

10/01/2024

Surbiton

79 Victoria Road KT6 4NS

10/05/2023

Swinton

2/6 The Parade M27 4BH

14/11/2023

Swiss Cottage

169A Finchley Road NW3 6LB

20/09/2023

Tadcaster

24 Bridge Street LS24 9AL

22/08/2023

Teddington

18 Broad Street TW11 8RF

02/11/2023

Todmorden

12/14 Halifax Road OL14 5AE

28/09/2023

Uckfield

122-126 High Street TN22 1PX

01/02/2024

Whitehaven

40/41 King Street CA28 7JN

09/04/2024

Whitley Bay

22/24 Park View NE26 2TH

21/06/2023

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Lloyds – 145 branches closed or closing

Here's the full list, with the 19 newly-announced closures highlighted in blue:

Town

Branch address

Closure date

Aintree

2 Longmoor Lane L9 0EQ

06/06/2023

Alresford

9 West Street SO24 9AE

27/11/2023

Avonmouth

37 High Street BS11 0DX

23/11/2023

Batley

75 Commercial Street WF17 5EQ

24/06/2024

Beckenham

60 High Street BR3 1ET

20/04/2023

Beeston

The Square NG9 1EF

11/05/2023

Benton

331 Benton Road NE7 7EE

17/07/2023

Bexhill-on-Sea

11-13 Devonshire Road TN40 1AH

06/02/2024

Bishop's Waltham

The Square SO32 1GS

24/01/2023

Bodmin

Fore Street PL31 2HP

20/06/2024

Bolton

396-398 Halliwell Road BL1 8AN

08/11/2023

Borehamwood

189 Shenley Road WD6 1AW

22/05/2023

Bournemouth

1480 Wimborne Road BH10 7AY

27/09/2023

Brackley

30 Market Place NN13 7BA

26/03/2024

Brighouse

35 Bradford Road HD6 1RW

27/05/2024

Brighton

57-58 Station Road BN41 1DF

09/11/2023

Burgess Hill

36-38 Church Road RH15 9AH

12/02/2024

Burnham-on-Sea

73 High Street TA8 1NP

13/11/2024

Caernarfon

15-17 Pool Street LL55 2AD

30/04/2024

Caldicot

25 Newport Road NP26 4BG

16/01/2023

Callington

13 Fore Street PL17 7AF

27/11/2023

Cambridge

Chesterton Road CB4 3AU

31/07/2023

Carlton

355 Carlton Hill NG4 1JE

26/07/2023

Chapeltown

14b Station Road S35 2XH

24/07/2023

Cheddar

Bath Street BS27 3AB

09/01/2023

Chingford

34 Station Road E4 7BE

25/04/2023

Cinderford

25 High Street GL14 2SF

09/01/2023

Cleobury Mortimer

39 High Street DY14 8DH

12/01/2023

Corringham

22 Grover Walk SS17 7LY

15/01/2024

Cradley Heath

13-14 High Street B64 5HP

08/02/2024

Crediton

30 High Street EX17 3AH

04/07/2024

Cromer

1 West Street NR27 9HZ

25/10/2023

Dagenham

218 The Heathway RM10 8QS

26/04/2023

Diss

3 Market Hill IP22 4JZ

20/03/2024

Doncaster

276 Great North Road DN6 7HN

20/09/2023

Dover

4 Market Square CT16 1ND

11/04/2024

Downham Market

26 Bridge Street PE38 9DH

25/03/2024

Droitwich

21 Victoria Square WR9 8DG

14/11/2024

East Horsley

5 Ockham Road South KT24 6QW

18/09/2023

Eckington

60 Market Street S21 4JH

09/08/2023

Farnham

75 Castle Street GU9 7LT

31/10/2023

Formby

38 Chapel Lane L37 4DR

28/05/2024

Fulwell

14 Sea Road SR6 9BT

20/07/2023

Gateshead

11/12 The Shopping Village NE11 0EN

09/01/2024

Gillingham

106-108 High Street ME7 1AX

25/04/2023

Gloucester

86 Bristol Road GL1 5SD

18/09/2023

Hailsham

Market Street BN27 2AE

19/02/2024

Harrow

254 Northolt Road HA2 8DZ

29/06/2023

Haverhill

8 High Street CB9 8BA

25/06/2024

Hazel Grove

140-144 London Road SK7 4DJ

01/08/2023

Hazlemere

15 Penn Road, Hazlemere HP15 7LN

21/09/2023

Helston

1 Market Place TR13 8SU

24/01/2023

Hertford

5/6 Market Place

12/02/2024

Holyhead

5-7 Boston Street LL65 1BS

23/01/2023

Horfield

317 Gloucester Road BS7 8PG

09/11/2023

Hyde

2-6 Clarendon Place SK14 2QZ

21/06/2023

Ipswich

132 Bramford Road IP1 4AB

04/05/2023

Keighley

54 North Street BD21 3SJ

28/11/2023

Kidlington

1 Oxford Road OX5 2BP

28/09/2023

Kingsbridge

65-67 Fore Street TQ7 1PN

11/10/2023

Knightsbridge

102A Brompton Road SW3 1JJ

07/11/2023

Lampeter

9 High Street SA48 7BQ

15/05/2023

Leeds

21 The Penny Hill Centre LS10 2AP

25/09/2023

Leicester

263 Uppingham Road LE5 4DG

02/11/2023

Lincoln

29-30 The Forum LN6 8HW

21/11/2023

Liphook

3 The Square GU30 7AE

21/09/2023

Littlehampton

1 Beach Road BN17 5HY

23/05/2023

Llandrindod Wells

Middleton Street LD1 5DG

16/01/2023

Llanishen

29 Kimberley Terrace CF14 5EA

24/10/2023

Llantwit Major

9 Boverton Road CF61 1XZ

08/02/2024

London (East)

Thavies Inn House, 6 Holborn Circus EC1N 2HP

01/08/2023

London (East)

39 Threadneedle Street EC2R 8AU

02/08/2023

London (North)

31-33 Holloway Road N7 8JU

25/07/2023

London (West)

308-312 Chiswick High Road W4 1NS

19/02/2024

London (West)

8 Marylebone High Street W1U 4NN

03/05/2023

London (West)

39 Piccadilly W1J 0AA

16/11/2023

Looe

Fore Street, East Looe PL13 1DP

25/01/2023

Manchester

453 Wilmslow Road M20 4AN

08/01/2024

March

2-4 High Street PE15 9JE

28/05/2024

Mexborough

16 Main Street S64 9DW

22/04/2024

Nailsea

Crown Glass Place BS48 1RD

01/02/2024

New Mills

14-16 Union Road SK22 3ES

17/08/2023

Newcastle upon Tyne

Station Road, Newburn NE15 8LS

14/09/2023

Newport

95 High Street TF10 7AZ

13/06/2023

Newton

12 High Street SY16 2NX

03/04/2024

Norbury

1433-1435 London Road SW16 4AG

19/04/2023

North Walsham

18 Market Place NR28 9BP

29/05/2024

Northampton

275 Wellingborough Road NN1 4EW

09/10/2023

Penrith

5-6 King Street CA11 7AP

19/03/2024

Pershore

21 Broad Street WR10 1BD

20/02/2024

Peterborough

Rightwell East, Bretton Centre PE3 8BP

17/07/2023

Plymouth

612-614 Wolseley Road PL5 1TE

10/01/2024

Pontefract

21/23 Ropergate WF8 1LG

20/04/2023

Poole

300 Ashley Road BH14 9DE

13/11/2024

Porthcawl

49 John Street CF36 3AS

27/03/2024

Portishead

High Street BS20 6BJ

09/09/2024

Prenton

355 Woodchurch Road CH42 8PE

16/10/2023

Putney

110-112 High Street SW15 1RG

04/04/2024

Pwllheli

90 Stryd Fawr LL53 5RN

12/01/2023

Ripley

27-29 Oxford Street DE5 3AH

14/06/2023

Rochester

129-131 High Street ME2 4TW

04/04/2024

Royston

The Cross SG8 7BL

17/06/2024

Rubery

138 New Road B45 9JA

13/11/2023

Rugeley

3 Upper Brook Street WS15 2DP

14/11/2024

Ruislip

82-84 High Street HA4 7AB

13/03/2024

Rustington

131 The Street BN16 3DW

05/06/2023

Saltash

67 Fore Street PL12 6AJ

10/04/2024

Saffron Walden

3 King Street CB10 1HF

05/02/2024

Seaham

1 Marlborough SR7 7SB

19/06/2024

Selby

5 Market Place YO8 4NT

03/04/2024

Shaftesbury

32 High Street SP7 8JJ

13/06/2023

Shepton Mallet

5 High Street BA4 5AB

31/07/2023

Shirebrook

102-104 Market Street NG20 8AD

25/03/2024

Shotton

39 Chester Road West CH5 1BY

13/03/2024

Sidcup

60 Sidcup High Street DA14 6EJ

13/11/2023

Sidmouth

39 High Street EX10 8LQ

26/03/2024

Slaithwaite

22 Carr Lane HD7 5AN

26/01/2023

Slough

173 Buckingham Avenue SL1 4RD

05/10/2023

South Molton

122 East Street EX36 3DA

19/09/2023

St David's

11 Cross Square SA62 6SE

27/11/2023

St Neots

17-19 Market Square PE19 2BQ

06/12/2023

Stone

71-73 High Street ST15 8AG

10/04/2024

Stretford

22 King Street M32 8AD

12/03/2024

Swinton

129-133 Chorley Road M27 4AE

20/11/2023

Teignmouth

19-20 Wellington Street TQ14 8HW

15/04/2024

Thirsk

Market Place YO7 1HB

31/10/2023

Tonypandy

33 Dunraven Street CF40 1AL

04/07/2024

Tumble

18 Heol-y-Neuadd SA14 6EL

03/08/2023

Twickenham

17 Heath Road TW1 4AW

11/05/2023

Uckfield

180 High Street TN22 1AX

01/02/2024

Ulverston

Union Street LA12 7HR

09/04/2024

Wallingford

4 Market Place OX10 0EH

23/01/2023

Warminster

37 Market Place BA12 9BD

14/11/2024

Wellington

27 Fore Street TA21 8AF

25/03/2024

Welshpool

40 Broad Street SY21 7RT

26/01/2023

West Drayton

34 Station Road UB7 7BZ

11/04/2024

Weybridge

1C Church Street KT13 8DA

10/05/2023

Whitley Bay

257 Whitley Road NE26 2SY

13/11/2024

Whitstable

14 High Street CT5 1BH

11/05/2023

Wickersley

232 Bawtry Road S66 1AA

15/05/2023

Willesden Green

1 Walm Lane NW2 5SN

21/03/2024

Witham

99 Newland Street CM8 1AQ

11/01/2024

Withernsea

185 Queen Street HU19 2JR

27/03/2024

Wotton-Under-Edge

23 Long Street GL12 7DA

23/08/2023

Ystradgynlais

14 Commercial Street SA9 1HD

19/09/2023

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