Hundreds of Santander, Barclays, NatWest, Lloyds and HSBC banks are closing this year - the full list

An eye-watering number of bank branches are set to close across the UK by the end of 2023. It has been confirmed that the total number of bank closures this year, including Santander, Barclays and HSBC branches, will be 460.

In England, a total of 397 branches will have closed by the end of 2023. 37 bank branches are set to close their doors for good in Wales.

Elsewhere, in Scotland, 20 bank branch closures have been confirmed. Northern Ireland has the smallest amount of closures - with only five banks set to shut up shop, says the Mirror.

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But in some areas, the latest closures will leave high streets without any existing banks, meaning customers will have to go online or travel to other locations to access financial services.

The closures will leave 109 communities in England without a bank, plus 16 in Wales, five in Scotland, and one in Northern Ireland. You can see the full list, and if banks are closing or have closed in your area this year using our interactive map below:

It comes as Age UK warns many older or vulnerable people are struggling with online banking. The charity's research found that four in 10 older people (39%) with a bank account in Britain - equivalent to more than four million people - are not managing their money online and could be at risk of financial exclusion.

Age UK has now called for more banking hubs to be opened in the UK in locations where all banks have closed. These are spaces shared by several high-street lenders featuring counter services and visits from community bankers from the major banks.

More than 50 banking hubs have been announced, but only