Full list here: RBS to shut 54 branches across UK

RBS has announced another wave of branch closures in January next year following a review of its operations in in England and Wales.

An RBS spokesperson told media: “As we are no longer launching Williams & Glyn as a challenger bank we now have two branch networks operating in close proximity to each other in England and Wales – NatWest and Royal Bank of Scotland. As a result we have reviewed our overall branch footprint in England and Wales and have made the difficult decision to close 54 Royal Bank of Scotland branches.

“Customers of Royal Bank of Scotland in England and Wales will be able to use NatWest branches and local post offices for their everyday banking needs. We will now focus on investing in our Royal Bank network in England and Wales to make sure customers have a consistent range of products and services wherever they bank, be it Scotland, England or Wales.”

The affected branches are:

• Awdlington
• Altrincham
• Ashbourne
• Atherton
• Bamber Bridge
• Basildon
• Belper
• Blackpool Talbot Square
• Bolton Harwood
• Bournemouth
• Burscough Bridge
• Buxton High Street
• Cardiff Roath
• Chapel-en-le-Frith
• Congleton
• Croston
• Darlington
• Disley
• Dronfield
• Droylsden
• Enfield
• Eastbourne
• Fleetwood
• Formby
• Hathersage
• Hazel Grove
• Hindley
• Ipswich
• Kensington High Street, London
• Kingston Upon Thames
• Kirkham
• Leigh
• Maghull
• Marple
• Matlock
• Notting Hill Gate, London
• Swansea
• Prestatyn
• Swallownest
• Pemberton
• Paebold
• Partington
• Poulton-le-Fylde
• Prescot
• Prestbury
• Radcliffe
• Ramsbottom
• Romiley
• Shaw
• Sheffield Ecclesfield
• South Elmsall
• Standish
• Watford
• Wolverhampton