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NatWest to close 30 bank branches in 2026
Find out if your local bank branch will be shutting its doors this year
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NatWest has announced that another 30 branches will shut this year, with two more to close in early 2027.
In 2025, the bank shut 105 branches across the UK, bringing its total to more than 1,000 closures since the start of 2015.
Here, Which? takes a closer look at which NatWest branches are closing, and what it means for the customers who rely on them.
Which NatWest branches are closing in 2026 and 2027?
Here are the locations of the branches due to close in 2026 and 2027.
Which NatWest branches closed in 2025?
You can use the search bar to see all the closures in 2025, along with their closure dates.
Why are more branches closing?
NatWest said the move is due to a shift in how customers bank and a need to reflect this shift through its network and services.
It added that customers can utilise mobile NatWest branches, community banking hubs, Post Office partnerships and free-to-use ATMs as alternative options.
A NatWest spokesperson said: 'Our branch network is a central part of how we serve customers, and we continue to invest in this for the future, with an increase in our investment into branches planned over the next three years. We carefully assess where and when we make the difficult decision to close a branch to minimise the impact any change may have on our customers and colleagues.'
The banking group also stated that 'Customer Support Specialists' will proactively contact branch users who they know may need additional support, as well as committing a £4m branch investment to the regions affected by the changes.
- Find out more: Are banks playing fair, closing the last branch in town?
Which other banks are closing branches in 2026?
This year, a total of 141 bank branches are due to close:
- Lloyds Group (including Bank of Scotland and Halifax): 71
- Santander: 40
- NatWest: 30
To find out whether your local branch is closing or has recently closed, our closure checker tool shows those shutting down in your local authority area.
What is being done to protect access to cash?
Here are some of the measures that have been brought in since we started our campaign to protect cash:
New law to protect cash
The financial watchdog's new rules stipulate that banks and building societies will need to weigh up whether local communities lack access to cash services – such as branches and ATMs – and plug significant gaps.
Specifically, they will be required to assess cash access and check whether additional services are needed when changes are made to local services, such as the closure of a local branch.
The new rules also state that local residents and community groups will be able to request an assessment of whether there are gaps in local cash access, which providers must respond to. These requests can be made via Link, which operates much of the UK's ATM network and coordinates between the FCA and banks on access to cash.
Where significant gaps are found, providers will have to deliver reasonable additional cash services.
In such cases, banks and building societies will be required to keep facilities such as branches and ATMs open until alternative cash services become available.
- Find out more: How Which? campaigned to protect cash and won
Post Office services
Since January 2020, customers of some banks have been able to use Post Office branches to withdraw and deposit cash in their accounts and make balance queries. Most banks will also allow you to deposit cheques.
This service, described as a 'lifeline' by the Post Office, means that people can still access essential services, even if their local bank branch has shut.
The service will run until at least December 2030.
Cashback
This initiative allows people to request cashback at the till in their local convenience store, without needing to make a purchase or pay a fee.
Link’s ‘cash at the till’ service has become a popular way to access cash in shops, with £5.5m withdrawn each month. Customers can withdraw any amount from 1p to £50, depending on their account balance and the cash available in the retailer’s till. Notes and coins are available.
This article was first published on 18 February 2022 and has been updated several times since then. It was last updated in February 2026.
