Shocking map shows full list of almost 2,000 banks closed across UK – check your area

Nearly 2000 high street banks have permanently closed their doors or announced closure plans since February 2022.

In total, 1,822 bank branches have shut or are shutting soon – an average of around 46 closures per month or 11 per week.

In January alone, 81 banks have either closed or will shut up shop by the end of the month. Another 33 banks will vanish from the high streets in February, 29 in March, and 33 in April.

So far in 2025, 235 branches of major banks have either closed already or announced their intention to close at a fixed date this year. Another 28 are earmarked for closure, but no end date has been set.

It follows on from 500 banks that closed last year, 634 in 2023, and 103 in 2022.

The LINK initiative to assess the impact of closures was agreed by all the major banks including Barclays, HSBC, Natwest, Lloyds, and Halifax.

It was set up to ensure vulnerable customers and small businesses were not left behind in the switch to cashless payments and virtual banking.

When closures leave communities without any local bank, banking hubs or free ATMs are set up to fill the gap.

The wave of bank closures has affected every part of the UK, with 1,470 lost or about to close in England alone, plus another 194 in Scotland, 109 in Wales, 48 in Northern Ireland, and one in the Isle of Wight.

Age UK says its research shows the “disappearance of face-to-face banking” risks cutting millions of elderly people out of an essential service, which could make it “difficult if not impossible for them to manage their money and maintain their independence”.

Charity director Caroline Abrahams said: “The continuing avalanche of bank branch closures means that there are considerably fewer opportunities for face-to-face banking than there were even just a couple of years ago. Older people living in rural and semi-rural areas are likely to be the hardest hit, but those in towns and cities are not immune. Our research found that more than four million older people with a bank account in Britain are not managing their money online and so are at high risk of digital exclusion.

“Age UK is calling for the protection of physical banking services for those who do not, or cannot bank online, and for the accelerated roll-out of shared banking hubs in areas where bank branches are fast withering away. We applaud the banks for coming together to set up shared hubs, but it’s important that alternative services are set up speedily, especially in those areas with the greatest need.”

LINK deputy CET Adrian Roberts said: “As more people choose to use digital payments or bank online, we will see fewer bank branches on the high street. However, around five million people still rely on cash and almost a quarter of adults feel digitally excluded, so it is vital that access to cash continues to be available even after local bank branches have closed.

“LINK is committed to maintaining access to cash across the UK for as long as it is needed through national networks of banking hubs, post offices and free-to-use ATMs. If any consumer is concerned about access to cash, they can contact us directly via our website: https://www.link.co.uk/helping-you-access-cash/request-access-to-cash.”

Cat Farrow, Chief Strategy and Customer Officer for Cash Access UK, added: “We’re making great progress in opening more banking hub and deposit services across the UK. In December last year, we opened the 100th hub in Darwen, Lancashire and we expect many more to open this year. The feedback to date has been brilliant – banking hubs allow customers of all banks to come into one central location on the high street to complete their basic banking services.”