Santander closing 18 UK branches in 2026 as change made to 52

The key financial institution is closing extra of its UK branches this 12 months.

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Santander is closing 18 extra of its UK branches this 12 months (Picture: Getty)

Santander is closing 18 of its financial institution branches throughout the UK this 12 months, whereas 52 of its places have undergone some main modifications.

The upcoming closures come after the financial institution closed 95 of its branches in 2025 and minimize providers at others as extra prospects transfer in direction of on-line and cell banking. Santander carried out a significant overview of its branches in 2021 and mentioned since then, a lot of its prospects are selecting to make use of cell, on-line and phone banking, whereas branches are getting used much less incessantly. The overview prompted modifications to be made throughout the financial institution’s department community, with 36 websites now working on decreased hours, whereas 18 have been made ‘counter-free’.

The decreased opening hours at 36 branches have been rolled out from June 30, 2025, with the affected websites now open on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays from 9.30am till 3pm.

In the meantime, the change to ‘counter-free’ was rolled out in phases throughout 18 branches from June 16, 2025, to create “extra space and time” for department groups to assist prospects.

As for the financial institution closures, this started on June 16, 2025 and is being carried out in phases. A complete of 95 Santander branches closed in 2026, and an additional 18 are as a consequence of shut this 12 months, with precise dates but to be confirmed.

Santander mentioned: “We’re closing a few of our branches. This may occur in phases, ranging from 16 June 2025. For those who want to financial institution with us in particular person, there’ll nonetheless be methods to do that after these branches shut.

“We’re additionally introducing Group Bankers. They may go to areas in your native space every week, akin to libraries and neighborhood halls, that can assist you along with your banking.

“When you’ve got any questions, or want our assist, please name our devoted helpline on 0330 678 2469. Traces are open Monday to Sunday 8am-6pm. You may as well name this quantity to guide a department appointment or register for On-line, Cell and Phone Banking.”

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