Multiple high street banks and building societies are leaving Britain's high streets in February 2025 as the trend of bank branch closures looks set to continue over the next month. Lloyds Bank, Halifax and Bank of Scotland are among the financial institutions shutting down locations across the UK in a blow to thousands of customers and the wider economy.

The latest closures mean that a total of 32 banks in Surrey have either have closed or will close since February 2022. The number of Lloyds bank branches across the UK will decrease to 386, while Halifax will fall to 281 branches and Bank of Scotland branches down to 90 by the end of 2026.