BARCLAYS BANK in Ilkley has written to customers informing them that the Brook Street branch will close on March 2, 2022.

Barclays says the main reasons for the closure of the Ilkley branch are the following:

  • The number of counter transactions has gone down in the two years to March 2020, and additionally, 82 percent of its branch customers also use other ways to do their banking such as online and by telephone
  • Customers using other ways to do their banking has increased by ten percent since 2015,
  • In the past 12 months, 26 percent of the branch's customers have been using nearby branches and they have identified that only 131 customers use this branch exclusively for their banking.
  •  We’ve identified that only 131 customers use this branch exclusively for their banking."

After this date, customers who wish to continue using a branch for their banking will have to travel to branches in Guiseley or Skipton.

More information can be found online at home. Barclays/ukbranchclosures