Santander announces it is to close 12 branches in the region
High Street bank Santander has announced it is to close 140 of its branches putting 1,270 jobs at risk.
The bank is the latest to launch a restructure due to a shift in customer habits and a move to online transactions.
Santander said branch transactions have fallen 23% in the last three years, while digital transactions have risen by 99%.
Both Liverpool and Manchester city centre are to lose major branches as part of the cull which will see ten branches close in the North West.
Burnley, Buxton, Clitheroe, Cockermouth, Crosby, Fleetwood, Knutsford, Liverpool Manchester, Ramsbottom, Windermere and West Kirby are being axed.
The bank said its remaining network of 614 branches will be made up of larger branches offering improved community facilities and smaller branches using the latest technology to offer more convenience.
Susan Allen, head of retail and business banking, said: “We have had to take some very difficult decisions over our less visited branches,” said Susan Allen, head of retail and business banking.
“We continue to believe that branches have a vital role to play,” said Ms Allen.
“We are confident that following these changes we will have the right branch network to serve our customers’ changing needs, and we expect the size of our network to remain stable for the foreseeable future.”
Santander said it has consulted trade unions on the closures and will seek to find alternative roles for the 1,270 workers hit.
The closures start on 25 April and will last throughout the year.
The shut down programme will continue throughout the year with the last of the planned closures hitting branches in Edinburgh, Guildford, London, Norwich and Nottingham on 12 December.
The full list of closures:
Aberdeen George Street – 99 George Street, Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, AB25 1HU – 7 November 2019
Acton – 156 High Street, Acton, London, W3 6RF – 27 June 2019
Aldershot – 103 High Street, Aldershot, Hampshire, GU11 1BY – 16 May 2019
Alloa – 69 Mill Street, Alloa, Clackmannanshire, FK10 1DX – 6 June 2019
Amersham – 51 Sycamore Road, Amersham, Buckinghamshire, HP6 5EQ – 20 June 2019
Ammanford – 2 Quay Street, Ammanford, Dyfed, SA18 3DB – 30 May 2019
Antrim – 46 High Street, Antrim, County Antrim, BT41 4BX – 30 May 2019
Axminster – West Street, Axminster, Devon, EX13 5NU – 2 May 2019
Aylsham – 1 Red Lion Street, Aylsham, Norfolk, NR11 6ER – 4 July 2019
Ballymoney – 16 Church Street, Ballymoney, County Antrim, BT53 6DL – 16 May 2019
Bathgate George Street – 14 George Street, Bathgate, West Lothian, EH48 1PW – 25 April 2019
Belfast Newtownards Road – 423-425 Newtownards Road, Belfast, County Antrim, BT4 1AT – 20 June 2019
Berkhamsted – 230 High Street, Berkhamsted, Hertfordshire, HP4 1BP – 20 June 2019
Bideford – 16 The Quay, Bideford, Devon, EX39 2EB – 25 April 2019
Birmingham New Street – 69 New Street, Birmingham, West Midlands, B2 4DU – 25 July 2019
Birmingham Acocks Green – 1109 Warwick Road, Acocks Green, Birmingham, West Midlands, B27 6RA – 2 May 2019
Birstall – 661 Loughborough Road, Birstall, Leicestershire, LE4 4NL – 27 June 2019
Boscombe Christchurch Road – 630 Christchurch Road, Boscombe, Dorset, BH1 4BP – 13 June 2019
Brechin – 24 St David Street, Brechin, Angus, DD9 6EQ – 9 May 2019
Brixham – 14 Fore Street, Brixham, Devon, TQ5 8JJ – 30 May 2019
Broadstone – 214 Lower Blandford Road, Broadstone, Dorset, BH18 8DX – 9 May 2019
Burnley – Briercliffe Road, Burnley, Lancashire, BB10 1UR – 27 June 2019
Buxton – 73 Spring Gardens, Buxton, Derbyshire, SK17 6DN – 27 June 2019
Chandlers Ford – 1 & 2 The Mall, Winchester Road, Chandlers Ford, Hampshire, SO53 2QD – 11 July 2019
Cheam – 8 The Broadway, Cheam, Surrey, SM3 8AY – 6 June 2019
Clapham High Street – 164 Clapham High Street, Clapham, London, SW4 7TZ – 2 May 2019
Cleethorpes – 43 St Peters Avenue, Cleethorpes, South Humberside, DN35 8JQ – 4 July 2019
Clitheroe – 1 Castle Street, Clitheroe, Lancashire, BB7 2BT – 25 April 2019
Coalville – 14 Belvoir Road, Coalville, Leicestershire, LE67 3PE – 11 July 2019
Cockermouth – 9 Station Street, Cockermouth, Cumbria, CA13 9QW – 2 May 2019
Cockfosters – 10 Station Parade, Cockfosters, Hertfordshire, EN4 0DL – 16 May 2019
Colchester Culver Street West – 23 Culver Street West, Colchester, Essex, CO1 1JG – 7 November 2019
Corby – 3 Spencer Court, Corby, Northamptonshire, NN17 1NU – 25 April 2019
Coventry High Street – 29 High Street, Waters Court, Coventry, Warwickshire, CV1 5RE – 7 November 2019
Crosby – 84 Coronation Road, Crosby, Merseyside, L23 5RH – 13 June 2019
Crouch End – 5 The Broadway, Crouch End, London, N8 8DS – 4 July 2019
Devizes – 4 St Johns Street, Devizes, Wiltshire, SN10 1BP – 16 May 2019
Didcot – 146 Broadway, Didcot, Oxfordshire, OX11 8SH – 4 July 2019
Dorchester – 3 Cornhill, Dorchester, Dorset, DT1 1BA – 27 June 2019
Dorking – 22 South Street, Dorking, Surrey, RH4 2QW – 18 July 2019
Driffield – 49 Market Place, Driffield, East Yorkshire, YO25 6AW – 30 May 2019
East Sheen – 347 Upper Richmond Road West, East Sheen, London, SW14 8RH – 25 July 2019
Eastcote – 137 Field End Road, Eastcote, Middlesex, HA5 1QN – 25 April 2019
Edinburgh Leith Walk – 15-21 Leith Walk, Edinburgh, Lothian, EH6 8LN – 9 May 2019
Edinburgh 194-196 Morningside Road – 194-196 Morningside Road, Edinburgh, Lothian, EH10 4TD – 12 December 2019
Egham – 45 High Street, Egham, Surrey, TW20 9DP – 30 May 2019
Epping – 273-275 High Street, Epping, Essex, CM16 4DP – 6 June 2019
Esher – 41-43 High Street, Esher, Surrey, KT10 9SQ – 27 June 2019
Feltham – 32-34 The Centre, Feltham, Middlesex, TW13 4AU – 11 July 2019
Fleetwood – 76 Lord Street, Fleetwood, Lancashire, FY7 6UN – 27 June 2019
Forfar – 83 Castle Street, Forfar, Angus, DD8 3AG – 25 July 2019
Four Oaks – 290 Lichfield Road, Four Oaks, West Midlands, B74 2UG – 9 May 2019
Gainsborough – 11-13 Market Street, Gainsborough, Lincolnshire, DN21 2BL – 13 June 2019
Gerrards Cross – 75 Packhorse Road, Gerrards Cross, Buckinghamshire, SL9 8QP – 23 May 2019
Glasgow Forge Shopping Centre – Forge Shopping Centre, Gallowgate, Glasgow, Lanarkshire, G31 4EB – 27 June 2019
Glasgow Springburn Shopping Centre – Springburn Shopping Centre, Springburn Way, Glasgow, Lanarkshire G21 1TP – 20 June 2019
Godalming – 104 High Street, Godalming, Surrey, GU7 1HG – 6 June 2019
Goole – 31 Boothferry Road, Goole, East Yorkshire, DN14 5DE – 13 June 2019
Gracechurch Street – 51-54 Gracechurch Street, London City, London, EC3V 0EH – 25 April 2019
Guildford High Street – 166 High Street, Guildford, Surrey GU1 3HR – 12 December 2019
Hadleigh – 253 London Road, Hadleigh, Essex, SS7 2RF – 23 May 2019
Haslemere – 93e Weyhill, Haslemere, Surrey, GU27 1HS – 25 April 2019
Havant – 7d West Street, Havant, Hampshire, PO9 1EH – 25 July 2019
Heathfield – 56 High Street, Heathfield, East Sussex, TN21 8JQ – 13 June 2019
Helensburgh – 1-3 West Princess Street, Helensburgh, Dunbartonshire, G84 8TW – 25 April 2019
Henley-On-Thames – 18 Duke Street, Henley-On-Thames, Oxfordshire, RG9 1UT – 30 May 2019
Holt – 29 Market Place, Holt, Norfolk, NR25 6BE – 13 June 2019
Hythe – 63 High Street, Hythe, Kent, CT21 5AJ – 6 June 2019
Keynsham – 67 High Street, Keynsham, Avon, BS31 1DL – 4 July 2019
Kingswinford – 1 Moss Grove, Kingswinford, West Midlands, DY6 9HS – 6 June 2019
Kirkcaldy High Street – 133 High Street, Kirkcaldy, Fife, KY1 1LR – 13 June 2019
Knutsford – 39-41 Princess Street, Knutsford, Cheshire, WA16 6BW – 6 June 2019
Lanark – 112 High Street, Lanark, Lanarkshire, ML11 7ES – 4 July 2019
Leather Lane – 10a Leather Lane, High Holborn, London, EC1N 7YH – 12 December 2019
Leeds Street Lane – 77 Street Lane, Leeds, West Yorkshire, LS8 1BN – 4 July 2019
Leicester Evington Road – 136 Evington Road, Leicester, Leicestershire, LE2 1HL – 13 June 2019
Leicester Uppingham Road – 265 Uppingham Road, Leicester, Leicestershire, LE5 4DG – 9 May 2019
Liverpool Church Street – 84 Church Street, Liverpool, Merseyside, L1 3AY – 7 November 2019
Llangefni – 14 High Street, Llangefni, Gwynedd, LL77 7YZ – 4 July 2019
Ludgate Circus – 11 Ludgate Circus, Ludgate Circus, London, EC4M 7LQ – 27 June 2019
Lymington – 96 High Street, Lymington, Hampshire, SO41 9AP – 25 July 2019
Manchester Cross Street – 28/34 Cross Street, Manchester, Greater Manchester, M2 7AQ – 5 December 2019
Marylebone High Street – 27 Marylebone High Street, Central London, London, W1U 4AD – 16 May 2019
Middleton – Colmar House, Manchester New Road, Middleton, Greater Manchester, M24 4DB – 25 July 2019
Monmouth – 28 Agincourt Square, Monmouth, Monmouthshire, NP25 3BT – 30 May 2019
Morden – 52 London Road, Morden, Surrey, SM4 5DL – 9 May 2019
Newmarket – 104 High Street, Newmarket, Suffolk, CB8 8JQ – 30 May 2019
North Shields – 103 Bedford Street, North Shields, Tyne & Wear, NE29 6PQ – 9 May 2019
Northwood – 42/44 Green Lane, Northwood, Middlesex, HA6 2QB – 16 May 2019
Norwich St Stephens Street – 28 St Stephens Street, Norwich, Norfolk, NR1 3SH – 12 December 2019
Nottingham 2 Clumber Street – 2 Clumber Street, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, NG1 3GA – 12 December 2019
Oakham – 6/8 Market Place, Oakham, Leicestershire, LE15 6DT – 25 April 2019
Otley – 15-17 Kirkgate, Otley, West Yorkshire, LS21 3HN – 16 May 2019
Oxted – 135 Station Road East, Oxted, Surrey, RH8 0QD – 16 May 2019
Parkstone – 213 Ashley Road, Parkstone, Dorset, BH14 9EG – 18 July 2019
Pembroke – 15 Main Street, Pembroke, Dyfed, SA71 4JS – 9 May 2019
Penarth – 4-4a Windsor Road, Penarth, South Glamorgan, CF64 1JH – 2 May 2019
Plymouth New George Street – 78 New George Street, Plymouth, Devon, PL1 1EF – 5 December 2019
Portobello Road – 174 Portobello Road, Notting Hill, London, W11 2EB – 25 July 2019
Portslade – 34 Station Road, Portslade, East Sussex, BN41 1HR – 23 May 2019
Purley – 938 Brighton Road, Purley, Surrey, CR8 2LP- 20 June 2019
Queensway – 170 Queensway, Queensway, London, W2 6NT – 25 April 2019
Ramsbottom – 29 Bolton Street, Ramsbottom, Lancashire, BL0 9HU – 20 June 2019
Rayners Lane – 412-414 Rayners Lane, Rayners Lane, Harrow, Middlesex, HA5 5HA – 4 July 2019
Reigate – 26 High Street, Reigate, Surrey, RH2 9AZ – 13 June 2019
Renfrew – 7 High Street, Renfrew, Renfrewshire, PA4 8HY – 18 July 2019
Ripon – 15 Fishergate, Ripon, North Yorkshire, HG4 1EA – 6 June 2019
Romsey – 14 Market Place, Romsey, Hampshire, SO51 8QS – 18 July 2019
Ryde – 34 High Street, Ryde, Isle Of Wight, PO33 2HL – 6 June 2019
Selby Market Cross – 22 Market Cross Shopping Centre, Selby, North Yorkshire, YO8 4JS – 16 May 2019
Selsdon – 174 Addington Road, Selsdon, Surrey, CR2 8YL – 25 July 2019
Shoreham – 35-37 High Street, Shoreham By Sea, West Sussex, BN43 5DD – 2 May 2019
Shrewsbury High Street – 20 High Street, Shrewsbury, Shropshire, SY1 1SJ – 5 December 2019
Sidmouth – Fore Street, Sidmouth, Devon, EX10 8HU – 20 June 2019
Skipton High Street – 67 High Street, Skipton, North Yorkshire, BD23 1DS – 18 July 2019
South Woodham Ferrers – 12-14 Chandlers Way, South Woodham Ferrers, Essex, CM3 5TA – 2 May 2019
Southend High Street – 27 High Street, Southend-On-Sea, Essex, SS1 1JD – 7 November 2019
St Andrews – 145 Market Street, St Andrews, Fife, KY16 9PZ – 2 May 2019
Stanmore – 17 Church Road, Stanmore, Middlesex, HA7 4BW – 2 May 2019
Stowmarket – 16 Market Place, Stowmarket, Suffolk, IP14 1DP – 25 July 2019
Swiss Cottage – 8 Harben Parade, Finchley Road, Swiss Cottage, London, NW3 6JP – 9 May 2019
Tavistock – 49 Brook Street, Tavistock, Devon, PL19 0BJ – 23 May 2019
Tonypandy – 121 Dunraven Street, Tonypandy, Mid Glamorgan, CF40 1AS – 11 July 2019
Totnes – 58/60 Fore Street, Totnes, Devon, TQ9 5RU – 27 June 2019
Troon – 17 Portland Street, Troon, Ayrshire, KA10 6AZ – 18 July 2019
Ulverston – 17 New Market Street, Ulverston, Cumbria, LA12 7LQ – 30 May 2019
Upminster – 21 Corbets Tey Road, Upminster, Essex, RM14 2JS – 13 June 2019
Wandsworth – 127-129 High Street, Wandsworth, London, SW18 4JB – 30 May 2019
Ware – 55 High Street, Ware, Hertfordshire, SG12 9BA – 11 July 2019
Watford Harlequin Centre – 15-17 Queens Road, The Harlequin Centre, Watford, Hertfordshire, WD17 2LJ – 7 November 2019
Wealdstone – 25 High Street, Wealdstone, Harrow, Middlesex, HA3 5DJ – 20 June 2019
West Ealing – 114 The Broadway, West Ealing, London, W13 0SY – 9 May 2019
West Kirby – 32 Grange Road, West Kirby, Merseyside, CH48 4HS – 20 June 2019
Wetherby – 41 High Street, Wetherby, West Yorkshire, LS22 6LR – 16 May 2019
Windermere – 8 Crescent Road, Windermere, Cumbria, LA23 1EA – 23 May 2019
Wisbech – 39 Market Place, Wisbech, Cambridgeshire, PE13 1DP – 2 May 2019
Woodley – 107 Crockhamwell Road, Woodley, Berkshire, RG5 3SL – 4 July 2019
Worcester Park – 101 Central Road, Worcester Park, Surrey, KT4 8DP – 20 June 2019
Workington – 60 Pow Street, Workington, Cumbria, CA14 3AB – 6 June 2019
Yeadon – 25 High Street, Yeadon, West Yorkshire, LS19 7SP – 25 July 2019
