The high street bank will also turn 18 of its remaining branches into counter-free banks, while a further 36 will be reduced hours branches
Santander has announced plans to close 95 bank branches and will reduce the opening times in some locations – resulting in 750 jobs being cut. The high street bank will turn 18 of its remaining branches into counter-free banks, while a further 36 will be reduced hours branches.
Santander currently has 444 branches. The changes mean it will have 290 full-service branches and five work cafés – which are free co-working spaces – once the closures and changes to other branches have been implemented. Customers who are impacted by the closures will be able to visit a Santander community banker, who visit local community venues for a set period of time to provide account management support.
There are also banking hubs, which are shared spaces on the high street where customers can deposit and withdraw cash and perform other everyday banking tasks. Santander customers can also visit their nearest Post Office to pay in and withdraw cash, check their balance, and deposit cheques.
Santander said the closures are down to more people using online banking. The bank said it has seen a 63% increase in digital transactions since 2019, while financial transactions completed in branches reduced by 61% in the same period. Santander estimates 93% of the UK population will continue to be within 10 miles of a Santander branch.
The bank will be contacting all potentially vulnerable customers by phone if their branch is closing. It has also published details of its dedicated phone number that is available to provide customers with help and information on the closures, which you can contact on 0330 678 2469.
A spokesperson for Santander UK, said: “As customer behaviour changes, we are ensuring that our branches remain fit for the future. Our new combination of full-service branches, alongside Work Cafés, counter-free branches and reduced hours branches, aims to provide the right balance between digital banking and face-to-face money management and guidance.
“As a business, we must move with customers and balance our investment across all the places where we interact with customers, to deliver the very best for them now and in the future. Closing a branch is always a very difficult decision and we spend a great deal of time assessing where and when we do this and how to minimise the impact it may have on our customers.
“However, we believe that the introduction of our new Community Bankers and the exciting plans we have for our remaining network of 349 branches and Work Cafés, alongside the rapid and innovative improvements to our award-winning mobile banking app, will provide the right balance of digital banking and human interaction when required.”
The latest data from Which? shows banks and building societies have closed 6,293 branches since January 2015, at a rate of around 53 each month. This represents 64% of the branches that were open at the start of 2015. Santander said it is investing in more work cafés, with two new work cafés recently opened, and an additional site to be announced shortly.
The bank said it has also invested tens of millions of pounds in a branch investment programme over the last two years, refurbishing 99 branches, with a further 50 branches due to be completed over the coming year. The newly refurbished branches include a digital self-serve room providing customers with privacy as well as the space to talk to specific teams, and access online banking.
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Full list of Santander closures
- Aberdare, 17 Victoria Square, Aberdare, Mid Glamorgan, CF44 7LH – 24 June 2025
- Arbroath, 167 High Street, Arbroath, Angus, DD11 1DY – 17 June 2025
- Armagh, 19 Upper English Street Armagh, County Armagh, BT61 7HG – 1 July 2025
- Blackwood, 148 High Street, Blackwood, Gwent, NP12 1YZ – 23 June 2025
- Blyth, 22 Regent Street, Blyth, Northumberland, NE24 1LB – 5 August 2025
- Bognor Regis, 42 High Street, Bognor Regis, West Sussex, PO21 1SP – 14 July 2025
- Borehamwood, 105-109 Shenley Road, Borehamwood, Hertfordshire, WD6 1AX – 1 July 2025
- Brecon, 18 High Street, Brecon, Powys, LD3 7AL – 25 June 2025
- Brixton, 498 Brixton Road, Brixton, London, SW9 8EX – 11 August 2025
- Caernarfon, 1 Bridge Street, Caernarfon, Gwynedd, LL55 1AB – 7 July 2025
- Camborne, 6 Trelowarren St, Camborne, Cornwall, TR14 8AA – 7 July 2025
- Canvey Island, 28 Furtherwick Road, Canvey Island, Essex, SS8 7AF – 5 August 2025
- Clacton, 9 Station Road, Clacton-On-Sea, Essex, CO15 1TD – 16 June 2025
- Cleveleys, 98 Victoria Road West, Thornton, Cleveleys, Lancashire, FY5 1AG – 23 June 2025
- Colne, 3 Church Street, Colne, Lancashire, BB8 0EB – 14 July 2025
- Colwyn Bay, 16 Penrhyn Road, Colwyn Bay, Clwyd, LL29 8PR – 24 July 2025
- Crowborough, 4 High Street, Crowborough, East Sussex, TN6 2PY – 23 July 2025
- Croydon, 128 NE 128 North End, Croydon, Surrey, CR0 1UE – 16 June 2025
- Cumbernauld, 40-42 Teviot Walk, Cumbernauld, Lanarkshire, G67 1NG – 7 July 2025
- Didsbury, 712-716 Wilmslow Rd, Didsbury, Greater Manchester, M20 6DQ – 8 July 2025
- Downpatrick, 49-51 Market Street, Downpatrick, County Down, BT30 6LP – 6 August 2025
- Dungannon, 1 Market Square, Dungannon, County Tyrone, BT70 1AL – 23 June 2025
- Edgware Road, 388-390 Edgware Road, St Johns Wood, London, W2 1DR – 12 August 2025
- Eltham, 73 Eltham High Street, Eltham, London, SE9 1UW – 23 June 2025
- Exmouth, 19 Rolle Street, Exmouth, Devon, EX8 1EZ – 15 July 2025
- Falmouth, 13 Market Street, Falmouth, Cornwall, TR11 3AE – 21 July 2025
- Farnham, 17 The Borough, Farnham, Surrey, GU9 7NG – 29 July 2025
- Felixstowe, 61 Hamilton Road, Felixstowe, Suffolk, IP11 7BS – 16 July 2025
- Finchley, 50 Ballards Lane, Finchley, London, N3 2DP – 6 August 2025
- Fleet, 152 Fleet Road, Fleet, Hampshire, GU51 4BJ – 30 June 2025
- Formby, 12 Chapel Lane, Formby, Merseyside, L37 4HU – 11 August 2025
- Gateshead, Metro Metro Centre 63 The Galleria, Gateshead, Tyne & Wear, NE11 9YP – 16 June 2025
- Glasgow, LDHQ Ground Floor 301 St Vincents St, Glasgow, Lanarkshire, G2 5HN – 24 June 2025
- Glasgow, MX 7 The Avenue, Newton Mearns, Glasgow, Lanarkshire, G77 6EY – 23 June 2025
- Greenford, 28 The Broadway, Greenford, Middlesex, UB6 9PT – 24 June 2025
- Hackney, 392 Mare Street, Hackney, London, E8 1HP – 15 July 2025
- Hawick, 56 High Street, Hawick, Roxburghshire, TD9 9HE – 24 July 2025
- Herne Bay, 135 Mortimer St, Herne Bay, Kent, CT6 5EZ – 8 July 2025
- Hertford, 20 Maidenhead St, Hertford, Hertfordshire, SG14 1EA – 29 July 2025
- Holloway, 408 Holloway Road, Holloway, London, N7 6QF – 14 July 2025
- Holywell, 69 High Street, Holywell, Clwyd, CH8 7TF – 13 Aug 2025
- Honiton, 108 High Street, Honiton, Devon, EX14 1JW – 14 July 2025
- Kidderminster, 2 Josiah Mason Mall, Rowland Hill, Kidderminster, Worcestershire, DY10 1EJ – 18 June 2025
- Kilburn, 131-135 Kilburn High Rd, Kilburn, London, NW6 7HS – 17 June 2025
- Kirkby, 4 St Chad’s Parade, Kirkby, Merseyside, L32 8ZQ – 22 July 2025
- Launceston, 19-21 Broad Street, Launceston, Cornwall, PL15 8AB – 16 June 2025
- Louth, 21 Market Place, Louth, Lincolnshire, LN11 9PD – 17 June 2025
- Magherafelt, 9 Rainey Street Magherafelt, County Londonderry, BT45 5DA – 24 June 2025
- Malvern, 22 Worcester Road, Malvern, Worcestershire, WR14 4QW – 2 July 2025
- Market Harborough, 4 High Street, Market Harborough, Leicestershire, LE16 7NJ – 1 July 2025
- Musselburgh, 123 High Street, Musselburgh, Midlothian, EH21 7EQ – 30 June 2025
- New Milton, 120 Station Road, New Milton, Hampshire, BH25 6LL – 28 July 2025
- Peterhead, 6 Marischal St, Peterhead, Aberdeenshire, AB42 1HU – 16 June 2025
- Plympton, 2 St Stephens Place, Plympton, Devon, PL7 2ZN – 14 August 2025
- Portadown, 24 Market Street, Portadown, County Armagh, BT62 3LD – 30 June 2025
- Pudsey, 5 Lidget Hill, Pudsey, West Yorkshire, LS28 7LG – 28 July 2025
- Rawtenstall, 15 Bank Street, Rawtenstall, Lancashire, BB4 6QS – 15 July 2025
- Ross-On-Wye, 32 High Street, Ross-On-Wye, Herefordshire, HR9 5HD – 30 July 2025
- Ruislip, 73 High Street, Ruislip, Middlesex, HA4 8JB – 7 July 2025
- Rustington, 6 Ash Lane, Rustington, West Sussex, BN16 3BP – 5 August 2025
- Saltcoats, 19 Chapelwell Street, Saltcoats, Ayrshire, KA21 5EB – 21 July 2025
- Seaford, 28 Broad Street, Seaford, East Sussex, BN25 1NH – 15 July 2025
- Shaftesbury, 53 High Street, Shaftesbury, Dorset, SP7 8JE – 23 July 2025
- Sidcup, 39 Sidcup High Street, Sidcup, Kent, DA14 6ED – 11 August 2025
- St Austell, 36-38 Fore Street, St Austell, Cornwall, PL25 5PA – 08 July 2025
- St Neots, 56 Market Square, St Neots, Cambridgeshire, PE19 2HL – 30 July 2025
- Stokesley, 48 High Street, Stokesley, Cleveland, TS9 5AX – 31 July 2025
- Strabane, 64 Main Street, Strabane, County Tyrone, BT82 8AX – 23 July 2025
- Surrey Quays, Unit 34 Surrey Quays Rtl. Cen., Redriff Road, Surrey Quays, London, SE16 7NB – 10 November 2025
- Swadlincote, 52 High Street, Swadlincote, Derbyshire, DE11 8HS – 30 June 2025
- Tenterden, 32 High Street, Tenterden, Kent, TN30 6AW – 7 July 2025
- Torquay, 41 Fleet Street, Torquay, Devon, TQ2 5DN – 17 June 2025
- Tottenham, 472 High Road, Tottenham, London, N17 9JX – 8 July 2025
- Whitley Bay, 269 Whitley Road, Whitley Bay, Tyne & Wear, NE26 2SS – 6 August 2025
- Willerby Unit, 4 Willerby Shopping Park, Willerby, North Humberside, HU10 6EB – 13 August 2025
- Wimborne, 8 High Street, Wimborne, Dorset, BH21 1HY – 4 August 2025
- Wishaw, 2 Main Street, Wishaw, Lanarkshire, ML2 7AF – 22 July 2025
- Bexhill, 45 Devonshire Rd, Bexhill-On-Sea, East Sussex, TN40 1BD – Date to be announced
- Billericay, 97 High Street, Billericay, Essex, CM12 9BD – Date to be announced
- Dover, 24 Cannon Street, Dover, Kent, CT16 1ST – Date to be announced
- Droitwich, 15 Victoria Square, Droitwich, Worcestershire, WR9 8DE – Date to be announced
- Dunstable, 11 High Street North, Dunstable, Bedfordshire, LU6 1HY – Date to be announced
- East Grinstead, 56-58 London Road, East Grinstead, West Sussex, RH19 1BJ – Date to be announced
- Holyhead, 40 Market Street, Holyhead, Gwynedd, LL65 1UN – Date to be announced
- Ilkley, 7 The Grove, Ilkley, West Yorkshire, LS29 9LL – Date to be announced
- Larne, 54 Main Street, Larne, County Antrim, BT40 1SP – Date to be announced
- Lytham, St Annes 54 St Annes Rd West, Lytham St Annes, Lancashire, FY8 1RF – Date to be announced
- Maldon, 53 High Street, Maldon, Essex, CM9 5PT – Date to be announced
- Morley, 91 Queen Street, Morley, West Yorkshire, LS27 8EF – Date to be announced
- North Walsham, 6 Market Place, North Walsham, Norfolk, NR28 9BP – Date to be announced
- Redcar, 60 High Street, Redcar, Cleveland, TS10 3DR – Date to be announced
- Saffron Walden, 35 King Street, Saffron Walden, Essex, CB10 1EU – Date to be announced
- Turriff, 17 High Street, Turriff, Aberdeenshire, AB53 4ED – Date to be announced
- Uckfield, 15 High Street, Uckfield, East Sussex, TN22 1AG – Date to be announced
- Urmston, 6-8 Flixton Road, Urmston, Greater Manchester, M41 5AS – Date to be announced
