143 Natwest & RBS branch closures set for 2023

Find out which ones are going and your options if affected.

There are already hundreds of banks slated to close in 2023. This time it’s the turn of Natwest and RBS. Here’s what you need to know.

Natwest Bank switch offer

When are the banks closing?

The latest announcement is for one Natwest branch to close on 29 August 2024.

What to do if your branch is closing

For most of us it probably means very little. When did you actually last need to use a branch? If you aren’t at all fussed about losing access to a branch’s facilities you don’t have to do anything (though more in a moment about why you could). And if you need to just pay in or withdraw cash then you’ll be able to use a Post Office.

But for those who do regularly visit a branch for more than this (or don’t have a Post Office nearby) it could make a huge difference.

The obvious solution is to open up a new account at a bank that does have a local branch near you. You don’t have to switch to this new bank (which would mean the closure of your Natwest or RBS account) if you don’t want to, but doing so does have some advantages.

All your Direct Debits, standing orders and payments into your account will be moved over for you, so you won’t need to change anything manually. And right now you could get a switching bonus of up to £200.

But if you do switch you’ll lose access to benefits you get with these banks. The main perks are:

  • Natest or RBS Reward Account – £3 a month profit (two lots of £2 if you have two Direct Debits, £1 for checking the app minus a £2 monthly fee) (account review)
  • Digital Regular Saver – 6.17% AER savings on a total balance of up to £5,000 (capped at £150 a month deposit) (account review)
  • Fee-free use of the Natwest / RBS Reward Credit Card (if you are accepted)

Unless you’re getting a decent switching bonus, I’d keep hold of the Reward account if you have it, just to keep the free cash. Instead I’d open up a new account without switching for whichever alternative bank you have nearby (here’s a full list of the different perks they offer).

And even if you aren’t bothered about your local branch closing, I’d still open another locally. I think it’s always handy to have physical access to a bank. You never quite know what will happen with online and app banking, and having the option to talk to someone can make things easier.

Which Natwest branches are closing? (A-Z)

You can read a fact sheet for each branch to see why each one is closing.

September 2023 announcement

1 Princes StreetLondonEnglandEC2R 8DP29/08/2024

July 2023 announcement

38 High StreetAltonEnglandGU34 1BF19/10/2023
15 Mary Rose MallBecktonEnglandE6 5ZZ12/10/2023
9 Devonshire RoadBexhill-on-SeaEnglandTN40 1GW27/09/2023
60 High StreetBognor RegisEnglandPO21 1FB28/09/2023
70 Denmark HillCamberwellEnglandSE5 8SD28/09/2023
4 Commercial SquareCamborneEnglandTR14 8EB07/11/2023
39 Grimsby RoadCleethorpesEnglandDN35 7AQ03/10/2023
100 The CrescentColchesterEnglandCO4 9GN08/11/2023
25 Corporation StreetCorbyEnglandNN17 1NR26/09/2023
11 Rolle StreetExmouthEnglandEX8 1HH19/10/2023
Unit 4, St. Oswald’s Retail ParkGloucesterEnglandGL1 2SR26/09/2023
5 High StreetGosportEnglandPO12 1DA03/10/2023
2 The SandlingsIpswichEnglandIP3 9YY08/11/2023
7 Hinckley RoadLeicesterEnglandLE3 0TQ02/11/2023
403 Bethnal Green RoadLondonEnglandE2 0AF27/09/2023
Unit 5, The Willett BuildingLondonEnglandSW1W 8DL11/10/2023
34 Henrietta StreetLondonEnglandWC2E 8NL05/12/2023
119 Boundary RoadNorwichEnglandNR6 5JD31/10/2023
Unit 29 Rosevale RoadParkhouse Industrial EstateEnglandST5 7EF11/10/2023
St. Andrews CrossPlymouthEnglandPL4 0AE07/11/2023
463 Bury New RoadPrestwichEnglandM25 1AB18/10/2023
15 Chester Road WestShottonWalesCH5 1DF09/11/2023
87 High StSidcupEnglandDA14 6DL04/10/2023
1 Romsey RoadSouthamptonEnglandSO16 4GT04/10/2023
12 The BroadwaySouthgateEnglandN14 6PL05/10/2023
20 Melbourne StreetStalybridgeEnglandSK15 2JQ08/07/2024
9 The BroadwayStanmoreEnglandHA7 4DA10/10/2023
Bedford SquareTavistockEnglandPL19 0AQ18/10/2023
11 Fore StreetTivertonEnglandEX16 6LW10/10/2023
53 High StreetWansteadEnglandE11 2AB31/10/2023
10 Banks RoadWest KirbyEnglandCH48 4LG08/07/2024
1 High StreetWeybridgeEnglandKT13 8UA12/10/2023
Bawtry RoadWickersleyEnglandS66 1JY17/10/2023
131 Crockhamwell RoadWoodleyEnglandRG5 3JX05/10/2023
Source: Link.co.uk

March 2023 announcement

These branches will go in July and August 2023.

Aldridge, West Midlands
Ashton-in-Makerfield, Wigan
Barbican, London
Blandford, Dorset
Bournemouth CastlePoint Shopping Centre
Brighouse, West Yorkshire
Brighton Castle Square
Bristol Queen’s Road
Christchurch, Dorset
Croydon Whitgift Centre
Deal, Kent
Dean Street, London
Dorking, Surrey
Fakenham, Norfolk
Fleet Street, London
Fulwood, Lancashire
Harold Hill, London
Heald Green, Stockport, Greater Manchester
Hertford
Holderness Road, Hull
Isleworth, London
Knowle, Bristol
Knutsford, Cheshire
March, Cambridgeshire
New England, Peterborough
New Malden, London
New Street, Birmingham
Queensway, Bletchley, Milton Keynes
Roath, Cardiff
Rothwell, West Yorkshire
Runcorn, Cheshire
Ryde, Isle of Wight
South Croydon
Stony Stratford, Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire
Stratford Broadway, London
Tamworth, Staffordshire
Tilehurst, Reading, Berkshire
Westbury on Trym, Bristol
Whitley Bay, Tyne and Wear
Wymondham, Norfolk
Source:The Guardian

January 2023 announcement

These closures will happen between April and June 2023.

Birstall, 659 Loughborough Road – June 1 2023
Blackpool, 344 Lytham Road – April 25 2023
Bootle, 329 Stanley Road – May 10 2023
Broadwater, 5 Broadwater Street East – May 16, 2023
Colwyn Bay, 2 Abergele Road – May 17, 2023
Cranbrook, High Street – May 30, 2023
Crawley, Gatwick Road – May 11, 2023
Dunstable, 4 High Street North – May 3, 2023
Exeter, 18 St. Thomas Centre – May 9, 2023
Fleet, 176 Fleet Road – April 27, 2023
Frome, 4 Market Place – May 11, 2023
Heslington, Main Street – April 27, 2023
Horwich, 27 Lee Lane – TBC
Ilminster, 10 East Street – May 18, 2023
Llansamlet, Phoenix Way – May 25, 2023
London, 10 Marylebone High Street – May 23, 2023
London, 145 Clapham High Street – April 26, 2023
Maidstone, 197 Sutton Road – May 4, 2023
Sheerness, 29 High Street – May 24, 2023
Shoreham-by-Sea, 21 East Street – TBC
Southampton, 416 Bitterne Road – April 23, 2023
Stroud, Bank Buildings – April 26, 2023
Torquay, 128 Newton Road – May 31, 2023

Previously announced for 2023 (A-Z)

These closures were announced in October 2022, and will close between January and March 2023.

Aberdeen – 18 January 2023
Ayr – 12 Jan 2023
Beeston – 25 Jan 2023
Berkhamsted – 25 Jan 2023
Broadstone – 12 Jan 2023
Bromsgrove – 31 Jan 2023
Buxton – 14 Feb 2023
Caterham – 1 Feb 2023
Cheadle – 2 Feb 2023
Cheltenham Bath Road – 26 Jan 2023
Cleethorpes – 7 March 2023
Clitheroe – 15 Feb 2023
Coventry Walsgrave Road – 19 Jan 2023
Devizes – 8 March 2023
Dundee – 10 Jan 2023
Eastleigh – 16 Feb 2023
Edinburgh – 21 Jan 2023
Gerrards Cross – 21 Feb 2023
Glasgow – 26 Jan 2023
Glossop – 2 March 2023
Headington – 7 Feb 2023
Henley-on-Thames – 7 Feb 2023
Ilkley – 12 Feb 2023
Lewes High Street – 11 Jan 2023
London, Balham – 24 Jan 2023
London, Holborn – 10 Jan 2023
Market Harborough – 11 Jan 2023
Oxted – 22 Feb 2023
Parkstones – 7 March 2023
Potters Bar – 23 Feb 2023
Sandbach – 8 Feb 2023
Shipley – 23 Feb 2023
Southsea – 23 Feb 2023
St Neots – 28 Feb 2023
Stourbridge – 8 Feb 2023
Thame – 1 March 2023
Tonbridge – 9 March 2023
Uckfield – 8 March 2023
Waterlooville – 9 March 2023
Wetherby – 9 Feb 2023
Whitehaven – 14 March 2023
Wokingham – 9 Feb 2023
Source: Which?

Which RBS branches are closing?

Only two branches have been announced to close in 2023.

March 2023 announcement

High StreetDingwallScotlandIV15 9HF01/11/2023
288 Brook StreetDundeeScotlandDD5 2AP02/11/2023
Source: Link.co.uk

Earlier 2023 announcement

Johnstone, Scotland
Tranent, Scotland

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