40 Santander branches are closing in weeks- full list of closures in April and May 2026

Santander will shut 40 high street branches by end of May 2026 with 291 jobs at risk as customers shift to digital banking

Santander is set to shut dozens of its high street branches across the UK before the end of May. The Spanish banking giant announced at the beginning of the year that 44 of its locations nationwide would close, with four already shutting in January.

The bank confirmed that an additional 40 branches would cease operations by May’s end, attributing the decision to customers increasingly turning to online services. The company revealed that 96% of customer transactions are now conducted through digital channels.

The lender also disclosed that 291 positions were under threat as a consequence of these closures. This latest round follows less than 12 months after Santander revealed in March 2025 that it would shut 95 branches, impacting 750 staff members.

Last July, Mike Regnier, who was then Santander’s UK chief executive, revealed that approximately 2,000 jobs had been cut in the previous year as part of the bank’s reorganisation. At that time, he indicated that additional redundancies were “might well be” probable.

Santander has committed that branches facing closure will be replaced by “community bankers” operating through Santander Local outlets or shared banking hubs. The bank maintains this arrangement will ensure continued access to services for customers in communities affected by the shutdowns, reports the Mirror.

The wave of closures will commence by April 2026’s end, with additional sites following in May. The complete list of affected branches in this latest round, along with their closure dates, is detailed below.

Branches closing in April 2026:

• Berwick-upon-Tweed, Northumberland – April 28
• Boston, Lincolnshire – April 28
• Evesham, Worcestershire – April 28
• Mold, Clwyd – April 28
• Ramsgate, Kent – April 28
• Woking, Surrey – April 28
• Bangor, County Down – April 29
• Bridgwater, Somerset – April 29
• Kirkintilloch, Lanarkshire – April 29
• Melton Mowbray, Leicestershire – April 29
• Newbury, Berkshire – April 29
• Scunthorpe, North Lincolnshire – April 29
• Tonbridge, Kent – April 29

Branches closing in May 2026

• Bishop Auckland, County Durham – May 5
• Gosport, Hampshire – May 5
• Haverfordwest, Pembrokeshire – May 5
• Huntingdon, Cambridgeshire – May 5
• Pontefract, West Yorkshire – May 5
• Welwyn Garden City, Hertfordshire – May 5
• Glengormley, County Antrim – May 6
• Leyland, Lancashire – May 6
• Mansfield, Nottinghamshire – May 6
• Merthyr Tydfil, Mid Glamorgan – May 6
• Northallerton, North Yorkshire – May 6
• Ringwood, Hampshire – May 6
• Andover, Hampshire – May 12
• Bridgend, Mid Glamorgan – May 12
• Enniskillen, County Fermanagh – May 12
• Macclesfield, Cheshire – May 12
• Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwickshire – May 12
• Cwmbran, Gwent – May 13
• Golders Green, London – May 13
• Heswall, Merseyside – May 13
• Redditch, Worcestershire – May 13
• Stranraer, Wigtownshire – May 13
• Newton Abbot, Devon – May 19
• Stafford, Staffordshire – May 19
• Banbridge, County Down – May 19
• Liskeard, Cornwall – May 20
• Shirley, West Midlands – May 20