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Whether you’re selling your old garms on Vinted, collecting coins for a trip abroad or simply in search of a stamp, the Post Office is responsible for keeping much of our day to day life running smoothly. Its glowing red beacon is a familiar embrace as you go and collect that pair of boots you definitely didn’t need in the ASOS sale, what ever would we do without it?
We hate to be the bearers of bad news, but the Post Office has announced plans to close over 100 branches across the UK. The company has revealed exactly which branches are at risk – and 32 are in London.
Worried your local Post Office might be one slated for closure? Here’s everything we know so far about the closures, from the reasoning to the locations that could shut.
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Why are Post Office branches closing?
The closures are part of a national restructure of the Post Office’s wholly-owned or ‘crown’ branches, as the company looks to boost postmaster incomes by £250m over five years.
That pretty much means those Post Offices counters you find in Londises and other corner shops will be safe for now, but 115 of the branches still owned by the Post Office will be significantly reduced. 1,000 jobs are still at risk.
London is set to be hit the hardest of any other UK city, with 32 branches in the capital closing. But it’s not all doom and gloom, because the company has said it hopes to refranchise these branches over to new owners such as WHSmith or Tesco over the next five years. So it’s simply goodbye for now (we hope).
Full list of London Post Office branches at risk:
Here are all the London Post Offices that could close with the restructuring plan.
- Aldwych - 95 Aldwych
- Baker Street - 111 Baker Street
- Barnet - 6365 High Street
- Brixton - 242 Ferndale Road
- Broadway - 1 Broadway
- Canning Town - 22 Barking Road
- City of London - 12 Eastcheap
- Cricklewood - 193 Cricklewood Broadway
- Croydon - 10 High Street
- East Dulwich - 7476 Lordship Lane
- Eccleston Street - 6 Eccleston Street
- Golders Green - 879 Finchley Road
- Great Portland Street - 173 Great Portland Street
- Hampstead - 7981A Hampstead High Street
- Harlesden - 2 Wendover Road
- Houndsditch - 11 White Kennet Street
- Islington - 160161 Upper Street
- Kennington Park - 410 Kennington Road
- Kensington - 208212 Kensington High Street
- Kilburn - 79A Kilburn High Road
- Kingsbury - 439441 Kingsbury Road
- Kingsland - 118120 Kingsland High Street
- London Bridge - 19A Borough High Street
- Lower Edmonton - 17 South Mall, Edmonton Green
- Lupus Street - 121125 Lupus Street
- Paddington Quay - 4 Praed Street
- Raynes Park - 1a Amity Grove
- Roman Road - 138 Roman Road, Bethnal Green
- South Ockendon - 8 Derwent Parade
- Stamford Hill - (unclear, two possible locations)
- Vauxhall Bridge Road - 167 Vauxhall Bridge Road
- Worlds End - 351-353 Kings Road
You can find a full list of Post Office branches closing across the UK here.
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