A Post Office sign in Scotland (Image: Getty)
The Post Office is poised to axe more than 100 branches and some 1,000 jobs are at risk as a result.
The Post Office is planning to get rid of 115 directly-owned branches within its network of 11,500. The move could see the sites transferred to retail partners or postmasters, or even closed altogether.
On top of the Post Office staff at risk of losing their jobs, the company confirmed that hundreds more roles could go at its Headquarters, as it looks to reduce the amount of back-office staff.
Post Office chairman Nigel Railton said the cost-cutting would enable a “new deal for postmasters” by boosting their share of revenue and affording them a greater say in the running of their business.
Branches all over the country are set to close (Image: Getty)
However, it will come as a bitter blow to subpostmasters, as the firm tries to draw a line under the Horizon IT scandal, dramatised in a gripping ITV series, that saw hundreds wrongfully convicted.
The Communications Workers Union (CWU) has hit out at the decision, indicating that it will fight the proposed job cuts.
Writing on X, the CWU branded the closure announcements “outrageous and immoral”.
Using our interactive map below, you can see whether the Post Office in your area is due to shut, or scroll down to see our full list.
The branches at risk are:
- Bangor
- Belfast City
- Edinburgh City
- Glasgow, West Nile Street
- Haddington
- Inverness, Queensgate
- Kirkwall
- Londonderry, Custom House Street
- Newtownards
- Saltcoats
- Springburn Way, Glasgow
- Stornoway
- Wester Hailes
- Barnes Green, Manchester
- Bransholme, Hull
- Bridlington
- Chester Le Street
- Crossgates, Leeds
- Eccles, Manchester
- Furness House
- Grimsby, Victoria Street
- Hyde, Market Place
- Kendal
- Manchester, Spring Gardens
- Morecambe
- Poulton Le Fylde
- Prestwich
- Rotherham, Bridgegate
- Salford City
- Sheffield City – (unclear which branch)
- South Shields, King Street
- St Johns – (unclear)
- Sunderland City, Fawcett Street
- The Markets, Leeds
- Birmingham, Pinfold Street
- Breck Road, Liverpool
- Caernarfon, Castle Square
- Didsbury Village, Manchester
- Harlesden, Wendover Road, London
- Kettering
- Kingsbury, London
- Leigh
- Leighton Buzzard, Church Square
- Matlock
- Milton Keynes
- Northolt
- Old Swan, Liverpool
- Oswestry, Willow Street
- Oxford, St Aldates
- Redditch
- Southall, The Broadway
- St Peters Street, St Albans
- Stamford, All Saints Place
- Stockport, Great Underbank
- Wealdstone, Harrow
- Barnet, High Street
- Cambridge City, St Andrew Street
- Canning Town, London
- Cricklewood, London
- Dereham
- Golders Green, Finchley Road
- Hampstead, London
- Harold Hill, Romford
- Kilburn, Kilburn High Road, London
- Kingsland, London
- Lower Edmonton, Edmonton Green
- Roman Road, Bethnal Green, London
- South Ockendon
- Stamford Hill – (unclear as there are two possible locations)
- Bideford
- Dunraven Place, Bridgend
- Gloucester, Kings Square
- Liskeard, The Parade
- Merthyr Tydfil, John Street
- Mutley, Plymouth
- Nailsea, Bristol
- Newquay, East Street
- Paignton, Torquay Road
- Port Talbot, Station Road
- Stroud, Russell Street
- Teignmouth, Den Road
- Yate Sodbury, Bristol
- Baker Street, London
- Bexhill On Sea
- Cosham, High Street, Portsmouth
- Great Portland Street, London
- High Street (10) – (unclear, multiple locations)
- Kensington, Kensington High Street, London
- Knightsbridge, London
- Melville Road, Hove
- Paddington Quay, London
- Portsmouth, Slindon Street
- Raynes Park, London
- Romsey, Church Street
- Westbourne, Bournemouth
- Windsor, Peascod Street
- Worlds End, Kings Road, London
- Aldwych, London
- Brixton, Ferndale Road, London
- Broadway, London, SW1H
- City of London, Eastcheap, London
- East Dulwich, London
- Eccleston Street, London
- High Holborn, London
- Houndsditch, London
- Islington, Upper Street, London
- Kennington Park, Kennington Road, London
- London Bridge, Borough High Street, London
- Lupus Street, London
- Mount Pleasant, Rosebery Avenue, London
- Vauxhall Bridge Road, London.
