Barclays to close an additional 6 financial institution branches – full checklist of closures in July

Jul 04, 2023 at 3:43 PM

Barclays is ready to shut six extra branches, in accordance with the most recent information from LINK, the UK’s largest money machine community.

The excessive road financial institution has introduced additional closures as prospects transfer extra in the direction of on-line banking.

Branches might be closing in Redditch, London and Newquay in addition to Sudbury, Oadby and Birmingham, this summer time.

Currently, Barclays department opening occasions differ, with some open till 5.30pm.

However, beginning on August 7, virtually all branches will open 9.30am to 3pm, Monday to Friday, with the counter open the complete time.

Here is the complete checklist of the most recent closures and when they’re shutting for good:

Redditch – September 29
Bude – September 29
Newquay – October 13
Mayfair, London – September 29
Charing Cross Road, London – October 6
Fakenham – October 6

Several excessive road banks have now taken the choice to lower the variety of bodily branches throughout the UK.

Barclays digital prospects have grown to 10.7 million, with over 90 p.c of transactions accomplished digitally.

Barclays Local is the biggest community of different department codecs within the UK, with a presence in over 200 communities and an extra 70 Barclays Local websites deliberate by summer time 2023.

Barclays will nonetheless present in-person banking help by way of a variety of options and codecs, together with branches, underneath a mannequin reflective of all buyer wants and utilization.

Day-to-day transactional banking: resembling money or cheque deposits and withdrawals may be accomplished on the Post Office, with virtually 12,000 Post Offices throughout the UK.

A Barclays spokesperson stated: “As visits to branches continue to fall, we need to adapt to provide the best service for all our customers.

“Where there is no longer enough demand to support a branch, we maintain an in-person presence through our Barclays Local network, live in over 200 locations, based in libraries, town halls, mobile vans and our new banking pods.

“We also support access to cash with our cashback without purchase service, 24-hour deposit-taking ATMs and by working alongside the Post Office and Cash Access UK.”

Full checklist of financial institution department closures this July:

Chipping Norton – July 6
Kingswood – July 6
Sudbury – July 6
Llangollen (Wales) – July 7
Canvey Island – July 7
Alnwick – July 7
Knightsbridge, London – July 7
Wombourne – July 12
Bentham – July 12
Hayes – July 13
South Harrow – July 14
Yarm – July 14
Seahouses – July 14
Oswestry – July 14
Brixton Road, London – July 19
Fleet – July 19
Oadby – July 20
Sheffield – July 21
Lisburn – July 21
Washington – July 21
East Grinstead – July 21
Barnsley – July 26
Heathfield – July 26
Kingsland High Street, London – July 28
Portadown – July 28
Market Harborough – July 28