NatWest to close 32 banks from May 12 – full list | Personal Finance | Finance

NatWest is to close 32 branches across the UK from May 12. These include some closings in the same month, as well as in June, August, September and February 2027. The bank told customers, “Banking has changed dramatically in recent years. There’s more demand for mobile and online services, allowing you to benefit from a faster and easier way to bank.

“We understand the closure of your local branch will bring some changes, and we want to make sure you are fully informed and supported every step of the way.”

High street banks have been criticised for an “avalanche” of bank closures, with Age UK suggesting that older people will be negatively impacted by fewer opportunities for face-to-face banking. It added that the rollout of banking hubs is crucial.

In January, cash access body Link announced four new hubs, bringing the total it has recommended to 250. The newly announced banking hubs will open in four locations where another bank, Santander, has announced closures, with Link’s 250th banking hub recommendation in Leighton Buzzard, Bedfordshire.

Here is a full list of NatWest branches set to close from May 12, as reported by the Mirror.

Closures after May 12 the same month

1. Ashford (Middlesex): 12/5/2026
2. Cheetham Hill: 12/5/26
3. Portishead: 12/5/2026
4. Brentwood: 13/5/2026
5. Hartlepool: 14/5/2026
6. Loughton: 18/5/2026
7. Tooting: 18/5/26
8. Hove: 19/5/2026
9. Chorlton-cum-Hardy: 20/5/26
10. Harlow: 21/5/2026
11. Hornchurch: 21/5/2026
12. Orpington: 27/5/2026
13. Waltham Cross: 28/5/2026

Branches closing in June

1. Hemel Hempstead: 1/6/2026
2. Palmers Green, London: 1/6/2026
3. Aldershot: 2/6/2026
4. Welwyn Garden City: 3/6/2026
5. Pontefract: 4/6/2026
6. Southall: 4/6/2026
7. Sheffield – Attercliffe: 8/6/2026
8. South Shields: 9/6/2026
9. Kirkby Lonsdale: 10/6/2026
10. Boston: 11/6/2026
11. Grays: 15/6/2026
12. Fulham Broadway: 18/6/2026
13. Liverpool Street Station: 17/6/2026
14. Halifax: 18/6/2026

Branches closing in August

Branches closing in September

• Regent Street, London: 30/9/2026

Branches closing in February 2027

1. Godalming: 23/2/2027, unless a banking hub is set up earlier, which will bring this date forward
2. Herne Bay: 24/2/2027
3. Sydenham: 23/2/27 or later if a banking hub is still to be found

Caroline Abrahams CBE, Age UK Charity Director, previously told the Express: “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.”

The charity 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”.

Ms Abrahams added: “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.”

“Physical spaces – whether a bank or building society branch, banking hub, or alternative suitable provision – must continue to exist so people can still carry out face-to-face tasks such as withdrawing and depositing cash, applying for a loan, arranging third party access to their account or starting bereavement proceedings.

“The disappearance of face-to-face banking risks cutting a significant minority of the older population out of an essential service, making it difficult if not impossible for them to manage their money and maintain their independence.”