Major UK bank to close 44 branches – full list of locations revealed

Around 300 jobs are at risk

In the latest hit to the high street, another major UK bank is set to close dozens of branches across the nation.

This comes as the likes of Lloyds, NatWest and Barclays have closed branches in the last few years.

Now, Santander UK are set to shut down 44 of their branches, leaving the bank with just 244 full service branches.

The move is expected to put around 291 jobs at risk.

As more people use online banking, Santander said the closures were down to "changing customer behaviour".

The bank claims that it has experienced 96 per cent surge in digital transactions since 2019 while branch transactions have fallen by 66 per cent in the same period of time.

It comes during a difficult time for the UK high street, following a number of closures from businesses falling into administration.

Only this week both Claire's and The Original Factory Shop were reported to be entering administration, putting a collective 2,500 jobs at risk as well as hundreds of stores.

This follows on from a number of other retail giants struggling in 2025.

Poundland, River Island, Claire’s, and a number of travel agents have flirted with administration, been forced to restructure, or disappeared completely from the high street.

Full list of locations set to be closed by Santander UK

Andover, Hampshire, 12 May
Banbridge, County Down, 19 May
Bangor, County Down, 29 April
Berwick Upon Tweed, Northumberland, 28 April
Bishop Auckland, County Durham, 5 May
Boston, Lincolnshire, 28 April
Bridgend, Mid Glamorgan, 12 May
Bridgwater, Somerset, 29 April
Cwmbran, Gwent, 13 May
Enniskillen, County Fermanagh, 12 May
Evesham, Worcestershire, 28 April
Glengormley, County Antrim, 6 May
Golders Green, London, 13 May
Gosport, Hampshire, 5 May
Haverfordwest, Pembrokeshire, 5 May
Heswall, Merseyside, 13 May
Huntingdon, Cambridgeshire, 5 May
Kirkintilloch, Lanarkshire, 29 April
Leighton Buzzard, Bedfordshire, by end of January 2027
Leyland, Lancashire, 6 May
Liskeard, Cornwall, 20 May
Macclesfield, Cheshire, 12 May
Mansfield, Nottinghamshire, 6 May
Melton Mowbray, Leicestershire, 29 April
Merthyr Tydfil, Mid Glamorgan, 6 May
Mold, Clwyd, 28 April
Newbury, Berkshire, 29 April
Newton Abbot, Devon, 19 May
Northallerton, North Yorkshire, 6 May
Ormskirk, Lancashire, by the end of January 2027
Pontefract, West Yorkshire, 5 May
Ramsgate, Kent, 28 April
Redditch, Worcestershire, 13 May
Ringwood, Hampshire, 6 May
Scunthorpe, South Humberside, 29 April
Shirley, West Midlands, 20 May
Stafford, Staffordshire, 19 May
Stranraer, Wigtownshire, 13 May
Stratford Upon Avon, Warwickshire, 12 May
Tonbridge, Kent, 29 April
Welwyn Garden City, Hertfordshire, 5 May
Whitehaven, Cumbria, by the end of January 2027
Wilmslow, Cheshire, by the end of January 2027
Woking, Surrey, 28 April