HSBC to close its Bexhill branch - this is when

By Richard Gladstone
Published 30th Nov 2022, 14:06 BST
Updated 30th Nov 2022, 14:10 BST
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HSBC has announced that it will be closing its Bexhill branch next year.

The company said the Devonshire Road branch is one of 114 branches across the UK that are shutting their doors in 2023 in the face of declining footfall.

HSBC added that it is investing in updating and improving its remaining branch network, which will total 327 after the latest wave of closures.

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The bank said since the Covid pandemic, the decline in customers using branches has accelerated a lot and that some of the branches set for closure are now serving fewer than 250 people a week.

The HSBC branch in Bexhill. Picture from Google Street ViewThe HSBC branch in Bexhill. Picture from Google Street View
The HSBC branch in Bexhill. Picture from Google Street View

HSBC said usage of its mobile app has almost tripled since 2017, with the vast majority of transactions completed digitally.

The Bexhill branch is set to close on April 18, 2023.

Jackie Uhi, HSBC UK’s managing director of UK distribution, said: “