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.

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 Street

London

England

EC2R 8DP

29/08/2024

July 2023 announcement

38 High Street	Alton	England	GU34 1BF	19/10/2023
15 Mary Rose Mall	Beckton	England	E6 5ZZ	12/10/2023
9 Devonshire Road	Bexhill-on-Sea	England	TN40 1GW	27/09/2023
60 High Street	Bognor Regis	England	PO21 1FB	28/09/2023
70 Denmark Hill	Camberwell	England	SE5 8SD	28/09/2023
4 Commercial Square	Camborne	England	TR14 8EB	07/11/2023
39 Grimsby Road	Cleethorpes	England	DN35 7AQ	03/10/2023
100 The Crescent	Colchester	England	CO4 9GN	08/11/2023
25 Corporation Street	Corby	England	NN17 1NR	26/09/2023
11 Rolle Street	Exmouth	England	EX8 1HH	19/10/2023
Unit 4, St. Oswald’s Retail Park	Gloucester	England	GL1 2SR	26/09/2023
5 High Street	Gosport	England	PO12 1DA	03/10/2023
2 The Sandlings	Ipswich	England	IP3 9YY	08/11/2023
7 Hinckley Road	Leicester	England	LE3 0TQ	02/11/2023
403 Bethnal Green Road	London	England	E2 0AF	27/09/2023
Unit 5, The Willett Building	London	England	SW1W 8DL	11/10/2023
34 Henrietta Street	London	England	WC2E 8NL	05/12/2023
119 Boundary Road	Norwich	England	NR6 5JD	31/10/2023
Unit 29 Rosevale Road	Parkhouse Industrial Estate	England	ST5 7EF	11/10/2023
St. Andrews Cross	Plymouth	England	PL4 0AE	07/11/2023
463 Bury New Road	Prestwich	England	M25 1AB	18/10/2023
15 Chester Road West	Shotton	Wales	CH5 1DF	09/11/2023
87 High St	Sidcup	England	DA14 6DL	04/10/2023
1 Romsey Road	Southampton	England	SO16 4GT	04/10/2023
12 The Broadway	Southgate	England	N14 6PL	05/10/2023
20 Melbourne Street	Stalybridge	England	SK15 2JQ	08/07/2024
9 The Broadway	Stanmore	England	HA7 4DA	10/10/2023
Bedford Square	Tavistock	England	PL19 0AQ	18/10/2023
11 Fore Street	Tiverton	England	EX16 6LW	10/10/2023
53 High Street	Wanstead	England	E11 2AB	31/10/2023
10 Banks Road	West Kirby	England	CH48 4LG	08/07/2024
1 High Street	Weybridge	England	KT13 8UA	12/10/2023
Bawtry Road	Wickersley	England	S66 1JY	17/10/2023
131 Crockhamwell Road	Woodley	England	RG5 3JX	05/10/2023

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

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

Which RBS branches are closing?

Only two branches have been announced to close in 2023.

March 2023 announcement

High Street	Dingwall	Scotland	IV15 9HF	01/11/2023
288 Brook Street	Dundee	Scotland	DD5 2AP	02/11/2023

Earlier 2023 announcement

Johnstone, Scotland

Tranent, Scotland