Santander will shut 44 of its bank branches this year, putting almost 300 jobs at risk.
The banking giant has said the closures are due to customers increasingly turning to its digital services.
The closing branches will be replaced by ‘community bankers’ who will ensure Santander is still present in local communities by working from Santander Local stores or banking hubs.
The affected branches span the whole country, from Ramsgate in Kent to Scunthorpe in North Lincolnshire.
The announcement follows the closure of 95 branches last March, with the cuts hitting 750 workers.
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Why Santander is shutting branches
Santander says they are making the changes as part of an overhaul of its store network.
The Spain-based bank report that this is due to a shift from its customers towards digital services.
As many as 96 per cent of all transactions are now being completed through digital channels, they added.
A spokeswoman for Santander said: ‘In response to a continuing and sizeable shift towards customers using digital banking, we are making changes to our branches to better support our customers.
‘We will continue to invest in both our branch network – comprising of full-service branches, counter-free branches, reduced-hour branches, Santander Locals, and our increasingly popular work cafes – as well as our digital banking services, so we can be there to support our customers however they choose to bank with us.’
Which Santander branches are closing?
Here is a full list of all the Santander closures announced for 2026.
April 2026
- Berwick-upon-Tweed, Northumberland – April 28
- Boston, Lincolnshire – April 28
- Evesham, Worcestershire – April 28
- Mold, Clwyd – April 28
- Ramsgate, Kent – April 28
- Woking, Surrey – April 28
- Bangor, County Down – April 29
- Bridgwater, Somerset – April 29
- Kirkintilloch, Lanarkshire – April 29
- Melton Mowbray, Leicestershire – April 29
- Newbury, Berkshire – April 29
- Scunthorpe, North Lincolnshire – April 29
- Tonbridge, Kent – April 29
May 2026
- Bishop Auckland, County Durham – May 5
- Gosport, Hampshire – May 5
- Haverfordwest, Pembrokeshire – May 5
- Huntingdon, Cambridgeshire – May 5
- Pontefract, West Yorkshire – May 5
- Welwyn Garden City, Hertfordshire – May 5
- Glengormley, County Antrim – May 6
- Leyland, Lancashire – May 6
- Mansfield, Nottinghamshire – May 6
- Merthyr Tydfil, Mid Glamorgan – May 6
- Northallerton, North Yorkshire – May 6
- Ringwood, Hampshire – May 6
- Andover, Hampshire – May 12
- Bridgend, Mid Glamorgan – May 12
- Enniskillen, County Fermanagh – May 12
- Macclesfield, Cheshire – May 12
- Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwickshire – May 12
- Cwmbran, Gwent – May 13
- Golders Green, London – May 13
- Heswall, Merseyside – May 13
- Redditch, Worcestershire – May 13
- Stranraer, Wigtownshire – May 13
- Newton Abbot, Devon – May 19
- Stafford, Staffordshire – May 19
- Banbridge, County Down – May 19
- Liskeard, Cornwall – May 20
- Shirley, West Midlands – May 20
By the end of January 2027
- Leighton Buzzard, Bedfordshire
- Ormskirk, Lancashire
- Whitehaven, Cumbria
- Wilmslow, Cheshire
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