A bank has announced another one of its branches is closing, just two weeks after one closed its doors for good.
HSBC has said its Woodford Green branch in The Broadway will permanently close on July 22.
A spokesman for the bank said: “Unfortunately with an increase in the use of online and telephone banking over the past few years use of our Woodford Station branch has fallen significantly.
“We’ve had to take the difficult decision to close it.”
The news comes less than two weeks after HSBC’s branch in Wanstead High Street closed for the last time.
Councillor Tom McLaren, of Church End ward, said: “Despite their claims about a decrease in footfall there is a large number of residents who rely on going to that bank because they can’t access the internet or don’t have a car to go further afield.
“The area demographic is significantly older than other parts of the borough, so this is going to have huge impact.
“And people with limited mobility are really going to suffer from this decision.”
The bank said it would work with customers to make sure they are familiar with the services still available to them.
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