Lloyds Bank announces closing date for Whitley Bay branch

The banking giant has already closed three locations in our region since April, and already had another two planned in the coming months.

The branch in Whitley Bay, North Tyneside is the latest loss with staff and customers being informed it will pull down the shutters in a year’s time on November 13, 2024.

Lloyds said the decision was made following “an in-depth review” into how its customers use its branches.

It said half of customers banking at the Whitley Bay branch had also used other Lloyds branches, and that 78% of customers also used online or telephone banking.

The decision means the nearest Lloyds branch will be in North Shields.

It’s the latest branch to close in Whitley Bay after a string of closures this year.

Four branches there including HSBC, Halifax, NatWest and Barclays – which closes on Friday - have all shut down in the coastal town since April. It leaves Santander and Nationwide as the only banks in the town.

The 45 branches announced to close include some Lloyds, some Halifax, and some Bank of Scotland sites. All three brands come under the Lloyds Banking Group umbrella.

Twenty-six branches across the North East and North Yorkshire have shut down so far this year leaving many customers without a local store.

Another eight have been earmarked for closure by various bank brands with the final withdrawals to be made in the coming months.

Here are all of the North East banks which have closed so far this year, and those set to close in the coming months (as of November 30, 2023):

Barclays

• Stanhope, County Durham – DL13 2TU – CLOSED April 21
• Bedale, North Yorkshire – DL8 1AD – CLOSED April 26
• Leyburn, North Yorkshire – DL8 5BQ – CLOSED May 5
• Saltburn, Teesside - TS12 1AB - CLOSED June 30
• Alnwick, Northumberland – NE66 1TF – CLOSED July 7
• Yarm, Teesside – TS15 9AH – CLOSED July 14
• Seahouses, Northumberland – NE68 7SJ – CLOSED July 14
• The Galleries, Washington, Sunderland - NE38 7SH - CLOSED July 21
• Prudhoe, Northumberland – NE42 5PU – CLOSED August 11
• Haltwhistle, Northumberland – NE49 9AG – CLOSED August 18
• Thirsk, North Yorkshire – YO7 1LF – CLOSED October 25
• Redcar, Teesside – TS10 1DX – CLOSED November 15
• Middleton in Teesdale, County Durham – DL12 0QF – CLOSED November 17
• Whitley Bay, North Tyneside – NE26 3RA 0- closing December 1
• Durham – DH1 3NB – closing December 8
• Whitby, North Yorkshire – YO21 1BW – closing December 8

HSBC

• Whitley Bay, North Tyneside – NE26 2SW – CLOSED May 2
• Whitby, North Yorkshire – YO21 1BD – CLOSED May 16
• South Shields, South Tyneside – NE33 1NW – CLOSED June 14
• Gosforth, Newcastle – NE3 1HE – CLOSED July 18

Halifax

• Chester-le-Street, County Durham – DH3 3BD – CLOSED April 19
• Whitley Bay, North Tyneside – NE26 2TH – CLOSED June 21
• Gosforth, Newcastle – NE3 1HX – closing January 8, 2024
• Newton Aycliffe, County Durham - DL14 7EQ – closure delayed to March 27, 2024

Lloyds

• Benton, North Tyneside – NE7 7EE – CLOSED July 17
• Newburn, Newcastle – NE15 8LS – CLOSED September 14
• Thirsk, North Yorkshire – YO7 1HB – CLOSED October 31
• Gateshead, Tyne and Wear – NE11 0EN – closing January 9, 2024
• Seaham, County Durham – SR7 7SD – closing June 19, 2024
• Whitley Bay, North Tyneside - NE26 2SY - closing November 12, 2024

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NatWest

• Whitley Bay, North Tyneside – NE26 2TQ – CLOSED July 20

Virgin Money

• Durham – DH1 3NP – CLOSED November 6
• Hexham, Northumberland – NE46 1NJ – CLOSED November 7
• Gosforth, Newcastle – NE3 1JZ – CLOSED November 8