Santander is closing seven bank branches this week - see if yours is going

Santander is set to close seven bank branches this week as part of a previously announced major restructure.

The high street bank will close its branches in Brixton, Formby and Sidcup on August 11, followed by its Edgware Road branch in London on August 12.

Santander will then shut its Willerby and Holywell branches on August 13, and its Plympton site will pull down the shutters on August 14. It comes as part of plans already announced by Santander to close 95 branches and reduce the opening times in some locations.

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The high street bank has already confirmed that these changes will result in 750 jobs being cut. Santander had 444 branches before the closures were announced.

If your local branch is closing, you can visit a Santander community banker, who visit local community venues for a set period of time.

There are also banking hubs, which are shared spaces on the high street where customers can deposit and withdraw cash and perform other everyday banking tasks.

Santander customers can also visit their nearest Post Office to pay in and withdraw cash, check their balance, and deposit cheques. Santander said the closures are down to more people using online banking.

It comes after Santander cut opening times at 36 bank branches in June. Most of the affected branches are now only open three days a week, instead of five days a week.

A spokesperson for Santander UK, said: “As customer behaviour changes, we are ensuring that our branches remain fit for the future.

“Our new combination of full-service branches, alongside Work Cafés, counter-free branches and reduced hours branches, aims to provide the right balance between digital banking and face-to-face money management and guidance.

“As a business, we must move with customers and balance our investment across all the places where we interact with customers, to deliver the very best for them now and in the future.

“Closing a branch is always a very difficult decision and we spend a great deal of time assessing where and when we do this and how to minimise the impact it may have on our customers.

“However, we believe that the introduction of our new Community Bankers and the exciting plans we have for our remaining network of 349 branches and Work Cafés, alongside the rapid and innovative improvements to our award-winning mobile banking app, will provide the right balance of digital banking and human interaction when required.”

Full list of Santander closures this week

• Brixton - August 11

• Formby - August 11

• Sidcup - August 11

• Edgware Road - August 12

• Willerby - August 13

• Holywell - August 13

• Plympton - August 14