Nationwide confirms way forward for 605 branches after 432 UK banks shut

The constructing society has made a dedication to prospects over its excessive road branches.

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Nationwide has made a pledge to maintain all 605 Nationwide branches open till not less than 2030 (Picture: Getty)

Nationwide has confirmed the way forward for its 605 UK branches, following the closure of 432 financial institution branches throughout the UK.

The constructing society has made a pledge to maintain all 605 Nationwide branches open on UK excessive streets till not less than the beginning of 2030, giving prospects the liberty to decide on find out how to financial institution, whether or not that’s in department, within the app, or over the cellphone. The pledge has been made regardless of a swathe of rival financial institution branches being closed, together with Lloyds, Halifax, Financial institution of Scotland, NatWest and Santander. Nationwide mentioned that many susceptible and older prospects depend on face-to-face assist from a department, making its branches a “valued a part of the UK’s excessive streets”.

However the constructing society mentioned many youthful individuals additionally use branches, with multiple in 10 of its new scholar accounts being opened in branches within the new educational yr.

Nationwide mentioned it operates the UK’s largest single-brand banking community, with 605 branches throughout the nation, however after shopping for Virgin Cash in 2024, it gained an extra 91 branches, giving it a complete community of 696 branches.

The dedication to holding branches open till not less than 2030 additionally utilized to Virgin cash branches, even when these are positioned near a Nationwide department.

Dame Debbie Crosbie, group chief government at Nationwide, mentioned: “Branches are necessary to our prospects, to communities and to the well being of our excessive streets. That’s why Nationwide will proceed to maintain branches open along with our funding in on-line and phone channels.”

The constructing society mentioned it has seen a specific improve in account openings in places the place it’s the “final department on the town” and since January 2025, one other 33 Nationwide branches have grow to be the final on the town when different banks have closed their branches.

Nationwide mentioned a 3rd (33%) of its present accounts and a couple of fifth (22%) of financial savings accounts had been opened in department within the six months to the top of September 2025, with volumes up in contrast with a yr earlier.

The society additionally makes use of branches to host dementia clinics through Dementia UK’s specialist admiral nurses, to carry digital classes to spice up individuals’s tech confidence and to offer “secure areas” to assist victim-survivors of home abuse.

Nationwide’s dedication to holding its 605 branches open comes following 432 financial institution closures throughout the UK in 2025, in accordance with evaluation from Which?. These included 105 from NatWest, 101 from Halifax, 95 from Santander, 93 from Lloyds, 24 from the Financial institution of Scotland, eight from TSB and 6 from Barclays.

To date this yr, a complete of 71 financial institution branches have been scheduled to shut together with 40 from Lloyds, 17 from the financial institution of Scotland and 14 from Halifax.

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The complete record of 605 Nationwide UK financial institution branches that can stay open till not less than 2030 embody: