{"id":122095,"date":"2026-06-23T07:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-06-23T06:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.econostrum.info\/uk\/?p=122095"},"modified":"2026-06-22T23:29:44","modified_gmt":"2026-06-22T22:29:44","slug":"lloyds-banking-group-shuts-11-more-branches","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/en.econostrum.info\/uk\/lloyds-banking-group-shuts-11-more-branches\/","title":{"rendered":"Lloyds Banking Group Shuts 11 More Branches This Week Across the UK"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

According to consumer group Which?<\/strong>, the banking group is expected to close 233 branches by the end of 2026, while a further 12 are expected to shut in 2027. The latest round of closures affects branches in England, Scotland and Wales and comes amid a broader decline in the number of bank branches operating across the UK.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The changes reflect a trend seen throughout the banking sector. According to Which?, 6,693 bank <\/strong>branches across the UK closed between January 2015 and January 2026. During the same period, Lloyds Banking Group closed nearly 1,600 branches, more than any other banking network in the country.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Eleven Branches Scheduled to Close Between 22 and 25 June<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The first closures are due to take place on 22 June. They include the Bank of Scotland branch in Lochgilphead, located on Poltalloch Street, as well as Lloyds Bank<\/a> branches in Hoddesdon, Kingswinford and Camberwell in south London. A further four Lloyds Bank branches are scheduled to close on 23 June. These are located in Aberdare, Coalville, Heswall and Ringwood.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

On 24 June, Halifax\u2019s branch in Chorley is due to shut, alongside Lloyds Bank branches in Didcot and Newmarket. The final closure listed for the week is Halifax\u2019s Croydon branch on North End, which is scheduled to close on 25 June.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The closures affect branches spread across a wide geographical area, covering communities in England, Scotland and Wales. They form part of the banking group\u2019s wider restructuring of its branch network as customer behaviour continues to shift towards online and mobile banking services.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Lloyds Banking Group continues branch reduction with 11 closures this week \u00a9Shutterstock<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Lloyds Says Customers Still Have Access to Face-To-Face Banking<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Despite the ongoing reduction in branch numbers, Lloyds Banking Group says customers will continue to have access to in-person banking options.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

According to a statement reported by MoneyWeek<\/a><\/strong>, all existing branches are now open to customers across the group\u2019s brands. This means that customers of Lloyds Bank, Halifax and Bank of Scotland can use any branch within the group\u2019s network.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Defending the strategy, a spokesperson for Lloyds Banking Group said: \u201cWith access to one of the biggest branch networks in the UK, customers can now use any of our Lloyds or Halifax branches<\/em>.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The spokesperson added that customers also have access to other banking services, including community bankers, Post Office services, PayPoint facilities, mobile banking applications and a 24-hour messaging service.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cAlongside other local banking options like our community bankers, the Post Office, PayPoint, plus our leading apps and 24\/7 messaging service, we offer our customers more choice and convenience than ever before<\/em>,\u201d the spokesperson said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

According to Lloyds Banking Group, these alternatives are intended to support customers as visits to traditional bank branches continue to decline. The latest closures mark another step in a process that has reshaped the group\u2019s branch network over the past decade.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Lloyds Banking Group is scheduled to shut 11 branches during the week beginning 22 June. The closures form part of a wider reduction in its physical banking network, with hundreds more branches due to close by the end of 2026. Lloyds Banking Group, which owns Lloyds Bank, Halifax and Bank of Scotland, is continuing a long-running programme of branch closures as more customers move towards digital banking services.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":10,"featured_media":122098,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[44],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-122095","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","generate-columns","tablet-grid-50","mobile-grid-100","grid-parent","grid-33","no-featured-image-padding"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/en.econostrum.info\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/122095","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/en.econostrum.info\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/en.econostrum.info\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/en.econostrum.info\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/10"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/en.econostrum.info\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=122095"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/en.econostrum.info\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/122095\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":122099,"href":"https:\/\/en.econostrum.info\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/122095\/revisions\/122099"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/en.econostrum.info\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/122098"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/en.econostrum.info\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=122095"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/en.econostrum.info\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=122095"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/en.econostrum.info\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=122095"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}