Santander confirmed the move as part of an ongoing overhaul of its store network, with 291 jobs now at risk.
The closures are driven by a significant shift in customer behaviour, with 96% of transactions now completed through digital channels.
A Santander spokesperson said: “In response to a continuing and sizeable shift towards customers using digital banking, we are making changes to our branches to better support our customers.
“We will continue to invest in both our branch network – comprising of full-service branches, counter-free branches, reduced-hour branches, Santander Locals, and our increasingly popular work cafes – as well as our digital banking services, so we can be there to support our customers however they choose to bank with us.”
The latest cuts will leave the lender with 244 full branches.
Santander confirmed the move as part of an ongoing overhaul of its store network, with 291 jobs now at risk. (Image: Newsquest)
Santander said closing branches will be replaced with community bankers, who will operate from Santander Local stores or banking hubs to keep a presence in local communities.
The closures follow a previous round in March, when the business announced the closure of 95 branches, in a round of cuts which hit 750 workers.
Mike Regnier, UK chief executive at Santander, said last July that the company had cut around 2,000 roles over the previous year as part of its transformation programme.
He warned at the time that further job losses were likely as the bank continued to adapt to changing customer needs.
Santander said it is continuing to invest in its physical presence, with more than 220 branches refurbished in the past six years.
More than 30 additional sites are scheduled for upgrades in the coming year.
The bank’s revised network will also include 19 counter-free branches, 36 reduced-hour branches, six work cafes, and 111 Santander Local sites.
Community bankers will be deployed in affected areas to provide support and maintain a presence for customers.
The bank has revealed which branches are set to close as well as the dates they will shut shop.
These are:
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
