Bank branch closures alert: Santander to shut down 14 locations in August 2025 - full list here

Santander is one of the various high street banks set to carry out multiple branch closures in August 2025. Since 2015, more than 6,000 bank branch closures taken place across the UK, according to research conducted by consumer champion Which?.Other banks are set to shut down branches later this month include Barclays, Lloyds Bank and Bank of Scotland.Britons are being urged to check if their local bank branch is closing down in the weeks ahead.Here is a full list of the Santander bank branch closures taking place in August 2025: Blyth: August 5Brixton: August 11Canvey Island: August 5Downpatrick: August 6Edgware Road: August 12Finchley: August 6Formby: August 11Holywell: August 13Plympton: August 14Rustington: August 5Sidcup: August 11Whitley Bay: August 6Willerby: August 13Wimborne: August 4.Do you have a money story you’d like to share? Get in touch by emailing money@gbnews.uk.A Santander spokespersons previously said: "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."This alongside the rapid and innovative improvements to our award-winning mobile banking app, which will provide the right balance of digital banking and human interaction when required."Many banks have cited changing consumer behaviour as to why branch closures have ramped up with customers opting to use online banking services. In response to the rate of bank branch closures, the Government has placed several major high street banks agreed to fund shared banking hubs on a voluntary basis.These hubs provide counter services and are run by Post Office staff. Most major banks have signed up, and their customers can carry out basic services such as deposits, withdrawals and paying bills.LATEST DEVELOPMENTS:Bank branch closures in August 2025: Full list of Santander and Lloyds locations shutting downPost Office branches at risk of closure as review slams 'unsustainable' funding modelBank branch closures update: NatWest to shut down 55 more branches in 2025 - full list hereSam Richardson, deputy editor of Which? Money, said: ‘This milestone of more than 6,000 bank branch closures in just nine years underscores the seismic shift that has taken place in terms of our banking habits and the character of the British high street.‘While some may hardly notice the closure of their local branch as they seamlessly switch to online banking, for others reliant on face-to-face services, the impact can be disastrous."It's not about halting closures altogether, but ensuring that essential banking services remain accessible to those who still rely on them. "It is crucial that the Government prioritises opening more hubs quickly, so that people aren’t left behind."

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Bank branch closures alert: Santander to shut down 14 locations in August 2025 - full list here





Santander is one of the various high street banks set to carry out multiple branch closures in August 2025.

Since 2015, more than 6,000 bank branch closures taken place across the UK, according to research conducted by consumer champion Which?.


Other banks are set to shut down branches later this month include Barclays, Lloyds Bank and Bank of Scotland.

Britons are being urged to check if their local bank branch is closing down in the weeks ahead.


Santander UK bank branch


Here is a full list of the Santander bank branch closures taking place in August 2025:

  • Blyth: August 5
  • Brixton: August 11
  • Canvey Island: August 5
  • Downpatrick: August 6
  • Edgware Road: August 12
  • Finchley: August 6
  • Formby: August 11
  • Holywell: August 13
  • Plympton: August 14
  • Rustington: August 5
  • Sidcup: August 11
  • Whitley Bay: August 6
  • Willerby: August 13
  • Wimborne: August 4.

Do you have a money story you’d like to share? Get in touch by emailing money@gbnews.uk.


NatWest bank branch sign, abandoned Barclays bank and Lloyds Bank


A Santander spokespersons previously said: "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.

"This alongside the rapid and innovative improvements to our award-winning mobile banking app, which will provide the right balance of digital banking and human interaction when required."

Many banks have cited changing consumer behaviour as to why branch closures have ramped up with customers opting to use online banking services.



In response to the rate of bank branch closures, the Government has placed several major high street banks agreed to fund shared banking hubs on a voluntary basis.

These hubs provide counter services and are run by Post Office staff. Most major banks have signed up, and their customers can carry out basic services such as deposits, withdrawals and paying bills.

LATEST DEVELOPMENTS:


High street shoppers


Sam Richardson, deputy editor of Which? Money, said: ‘This milestone of more than 6,000 bank branch closures in just nine years underscores the seismic shift that has taken place in terms of our banking habits and the character of the British high street.

‘While some may hardly notice the closure of their local branch as they seamlessly switch to online banking, for others reliant on face-to-face services, the impact can be disastrous.

"It's not about halting closures altogether, but ensuring that essential banking services remain accessible to those who still rely on them.

"It is crucial that the Government prioritises opening more hubs quickly, so that people aren’t left behind."

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