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Emma Munbodh

HSBC to axe 27 high street branches in next 12 months - see if yours is on the list

HSBC has announced plans to close a further 27 branches this year - reducing its network to 594.

The lender said the closures will take effect in 2020 - and come on the back of changes in the way people are managing their day-to-day banking.

"The plans reflect the long-term change in the way customers are banking alongside the bank’s need to ensure a sustainable branch network for the future," a HSBC spokesman said.

In a statement, it said the number of customers using HSBC branches has fallen by a third over the past five years.

According to the bank, nine in 10 of its customers now complete their transactions via the telephone, internet or smartphone and 99% of cash withdrawals are made at an ATM.

"Retaining a sustainable branch network is extremely important to us and we need to ensure it is fit for the future," Stuart Haire, HSBC UK’s head of retail banking and wealth management said.

"But, the way our customers bank with us has changed significantly over the last five to ten years, and that change is something we cannot ignore."

The bank said it will be investing almost £34million in its branches this year, including installing new technology and refurbishing 49 sites.

HSBC closures - the full list

These are the branches affected (Getty)

Closing on July 3 2020:

Bristol Bedminster

Leigh-on-Sea

London Park Royal

Chingford

Swindon Old Town

Kensington High Street

Closing on July 10 2020:

Blaby

Peterlee

Leigh Bradshawgate

Chard

Wallasey

Royston

Pudsey

Closing on July 31 2020:

Croydon Wellesley Road

Saffron Walden

Tiverton

Ely

Pembroke

Closing later in 2020:

London Greenwich

London Regent Street

Redhill

Thetford

Sheffield Broomhill

Bourne

Cheltenham Bath Road

Coventry Corporation Street

Heswall

Branch refurbishments:

East Ham

Croydon North End

Ealing Broadway

Stratford Upon Avon

Hammersmith

Carmarthen

Lewisham

Cheltenham Promenade

Blackburn

Wembley

Bristol Kingswood

Wigan

Corby

122 Finchley Road

Alton

Cardiff Rhyd y Penau

Castleford

Hinckley

Lowestoft

Lymington

Ormskirk

Ramsgate

Saxmundham

Welshpool

Witney

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