The Spanish banking giant reassured its customers that branches that have closed will be replaced by Community Bankers, allowing affected customers to still get face-to-face support in their local areas.
A Santander UK 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 Cafés – as well as our digital banking services, so we can be there to support our customers however they choose to bank with us.”
A total of 44 banks are expected to take place this year, with Santander confirming that by the end of the changes, its “refreshed” branch network will consist of 305 branches, including 244 full-service branches, 19 counter-free branches, 36 reduced-hour branches, and six Work Cafés, alongside 111 Santander Locals.
You can find the full list of Santander branches closing this week below: