Lloyds Banking Group lists 40 branch closures for late 2026 and early 2027

Lloyds Banking Group published a detailed schedule confirming that 40 specific branches across England and Scotland will close between November 2026 and June 2027. The list includes 19 Lloyds Bank locations and 21 Halifax locations, representing the next phase of the group’s strategy to reduce its physical footprint. The bank stated that these closures are part of a wider initiative to shut 250 sites over the two-year period.

The reduction in branch numbers began in earnest earlier in the year. Lloyds Bank closed 31 locations in the first half of 2026. An additional 20 Lloyds branches ceased operations in October 2026. The Bank of Scotland, another franchise within the group, saw four of its branches close during the same initial period.

The most immediate closures are occurring now. Thirteen Lloyds Bank branches are scheduled to shut between November 2 and November 19, 2026. Specific dates include the Gorseinon location in Swansea, which closed on November 2, and the Harrogate branch in North Yorkshire, which will close on November 19. A fourteenth Lloyds branch in Southampton is set to close on December 7.

Fourteen more Lloyds Bank branches are marked for closure in 2027. The first of these, the Sheffield High Street location, will close on January 14. A cluster of nine branches, including locations in Clevedon, Ebbw Vale, and Street, will close in mid-March 2027. The final two, in Handsworth, Birmingham, and Kirkby, Liverpool, are scheduled to shut on June 23.

The Halifax brand is undergoing simultaneous changes. Fourteen Halifax branches will close by the end of 2026. The list includes locations in London, such as Kingsland Dalston and Ealing, as well as sites in Redcar, North Yorkshire, and Woking, Surrey. Closures for these sites are spread between November 2 and December 16.

Six additional Halifax branches will close in the first half of 2027. The Hillsborough branch in Sheffield is scheduled to close on January 11, followed by the Tottenham location in London on January 14. The remaining four sites, including Cheetham Hill in Salford, are set to close by June 23.

These branch shutdowns follow a recent decision to discontinue the standalone Halifax banking application. The app was removed from digital stores on October 31. Halifax customers must now use the Lloyds app to access their accounts. This technical change aligns with the group’s broader plan to phase out the Halifax brand identity entirely in favor of the Lloyds name.

The move places Lloyds Banking Group alongside other major retail sectors that have reduced their physical presence in the UK during 2026. Restaurant groups Beefeater and Brewers Fayre, owned by Premier Inn, announced shop closures earlier this year. The stationery chain Typo also confirmed multiple location closures. Last month, HMV announced the closure of its flagship Oxford Street store in London, citing rising rent costs.