THOUSANDS of customers will see their local bank branch close this month as 69 locations are set to leave the high street forever.
The closures come as major high street banks move more of their banking services online.
Data from the UK's largest cash machine network, LINK, keeps track of any planned branch closures across the UK.
Natwest will be closing five branches this month while Santander will shut just two.
Meanwhile Barclays will be closing the doors of 27 of its branches in June.
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Halifax is shutting five branches but Lloyds will be closing seven.
And HSBC is shutting 23 banks in June.
It comes after 53 banks already shut their doors in May alone.
Many people, particularly the elderly, still rely on in-person services and the closures will make it more difficult for this demographic to access accessible services.
But there are still a number of ways in which affected customers can access basic banking services without having to venture to the next town.
You can use one of the Post Office’s 11,635 branches to perform basic banking tasks — but not open new bank accounts or take personal loans and mortgages.
Many banks also offer a mobile banking service. This is where your bank brings a bus to your local area that has the services that are usually available at your branch.
You should call up your bank to see if it runs a banking bus and they will be able to tell you where and when it will be parked.
Other banks use buildings such as village halls or libraries to offer mobile banking services.
Banking hubs, which offer traditional shared services, have also been set up in four locations around the UK to help plug the gap — in Brixham, Cambuslang, Cottingham and Rochford.
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There are plans to open dozens more hubs across the UK and the ATM provider LINK announced plans for a further eight new locations last month - taking the total number of planned hubs to 47.
Here is the full list of 69 bank branches closing this month:
Natwest
- Ashton-in-Makerfield - June 27
- Rothwell - June 28
- Tilehurst - June 28
- Bletchley - June 29
- Birstall - June 1
Barclays
- Notting Hill Gate, London - June 16
- Merthyr Tydfil - June 14
- Ebbw Vale - June 9
- Kirkintilloch - June 9
- Ringwood - June 8
- Lymington - June 15
- Manningtree - June 7
- Colchester - June 13
- Beckenham - June 14
- Knowle - June 16
- West Bridgford - June 15
- Mildenhall - June 14
- Newmarket - June 9
- Llandeilo - June 23
- Mold - June 30
- Saltburn-by-the-Sea - June 30
- Tiverton - June 28
- Honiton - June 23
- Caterham - June 23
- Wallington - June 28
- Folkestone - June 23
- Chippenham - June 23
- Holmes Chapel - June 27
- Holmfirth - June 23
- Bootle - June 30
- Loughton - June 22
- Cambridge - June 28
Halifax
- Maldon - June 5
- Purley - June 22
- Grays - June 22
- St Neots - June 6
- Whitley Pay - June 21
Lloyds
- Rustington - June 5
- Aintree - June 6
- Shaftesbury - June 13
- Newport - June 13
- Riplet - June 14
- Hyde - June 21
- Harrow - June 29
HSBC
- Wells - June 20
- Hertford - June 20
- New Milton - June 27
- Lewes - June 27
- St Neots - June 27
- Wadebridge - June 27
- Pontypool - June 27
- Beccles - June 27
- Frome - June 6
- Portadown - June 6
- Knutsford - June 6
- Stirling - June 6
- Chepstow - June 6
- Pocklington - June 6
- Skipton - June 13
- Penarth - June 13
- Honiton - June 13
- Ilkley - June 13
- Sleaford - June 13
- South Shields - June 13
- Twickenham - June 20
- Ross-On-Wye - June 20
- Bicester - June 20
Santander
- Milton Keynes (Midsummer Place) - June 29
- Milton Keynes (Grafton Gate East)- June 29
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