Post Office: Full list of 108 branches being offloaded

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The process could see the sites taken over by other businesses, while others could face closure as franchises are moved to different premises.

The Post Office has revealed plans to hand over its remaining directly-owned branches to franchisees by the autumn.

It confirmed that it is offloading 108 crown branches which are currently directly owned and run by the company.

The process could see the sites taken over by other businesses, while others could face closure as franchises are moved to different premises.

Below is a list of all the branches that will be affected:

Aldwych – London
Baker Street – London
Bangor – Main Street, Bangor, Wales
Barnes Green – Lee Road, Manchester
Barnet – High Street, Barnet, London
Belfast City – Bridge Street, Belfast, Northern Ireland
Bexhill On Sea – Devonshire Square, Bexhill-on-Sea, East Sussex
Bideford – The Quay, Bideford, Devon
Birmingham – Pinfold Street, Birmingham
Bransholme – A Goodhart Road, Bransholme, East Yorkshire
Breck Road – The Mall, Breck Road, Liverpool
Bridlington – Quay Road, Bridlington, East Yorkshire
Brixton – Ferndale Road, Brixton, London
Broadway – London
Caernarfon – Castle Square, Caernarfon, Wales
Cambridge City – St Andrew Street, Cambridge
Canning Town – Barking Road, London
Chester Le Street – Front Street, Chester Le Street, County Durham
Cosham – High Street, Cosham, Hampshire
Cricklewood – Cricklewood Broadway, London
Crossgates – Austhorpe Road, Crossgates, West Yorkshire
Croydon – High Street, Croydon, London
Dereham – Quebec Street, Dereham, Norfolk
Didsbury Village – Albert Hill Street, Didsbury, Greater Manchester
Dunraven Place – Wyndham Street, Bridgend, Wales
East Dulwich – Lordship Lane, London
Eccles – Church Street, Eccles, Greater Manchester
Edinburgh City – Waverley Mall, Edinburgh
Furness House – Dalton Road, Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria
Glasgow – West Nile Street, Glasgow
Gloucester – Kings Square, Gloucester, Gloucestershire
Golders Green – Finchley Road, London
Great Portland Street – London
Grimsby – Victoria Street, Grimsby, Lincolnshire
Haddington – Court Street, Haddington, Scotland
Hampstead – Hampstead High Street, London
Harlesden – Wendover Road, Harlesden, Greater London
Harold Hill – Farnham Road, Romford, Greater London
High Holborn – London
Houndsditch – White Kennet Street, London
Hyde – Market Place, Hyde, Greater Manchester
Inverness – Queensgate, Inverness, Scotland
Islington – Upper Street, Islington, London
Kendal – Stricklandgate, Kendal, Cumbria
Kennington Park – Kennington Road, London
Kensington – Kensington High Street, London
Kettering – Lower Street, Kettering, Northamptonshire
Kilburn – Kilburn High Road, London
Kingsbury – Kingsbury Road, London
Kingsland High Street – London
Kirkwall – Junction Road, Kirkwall, Scotland
Knightsbridge – Raphael Street, London
Leigh – Silk Street, Leigh, Greater Manchester
Leighton Buzzard – Church Square, Leighton Buzzard, Bedfordshire
Liskeard – The Parade, Liskeard, Cornwall
London Bridge – Borough High Street, London
Londonderry – Custom House Street, Londonderry, Northern Ireland
Lower Edmonton – South Mall, Edmonton Green, Greater London
Lupus Street – Greater London
Matlock – Bank Road, Matlock, Derbyshire
Melville Road – Melville Road, Hove, East Sussex
Merthyr Tydfil – John Street, Merthyr Tydfil, Wales
Milton Keynes – Midsummer Boulevard, Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire
Morecambe – Victoria Street, Morecambe, Lancashire
Morley – Queens Street, Morley, West Yorkshire
Mount Pleasant – Rosebery Avenue, London
Mutley – Mutley Plain, Plymouth, Devon
Nailsea – Crown Glass Place, Nailsea, Somerset
Newquay – East Street, Newquay, Cornwall
Newtownards – Frances Street, Newtownards, Northern Ireland
Northolt – Mandeville Road, Northolt, London
Old Swan – Prescot Road, Liverpool
Oswestry – Willow Street, Oswestry, Shropshire
Oxford – St Aldates, Oxford
Paddington Quay – Praed Street, London
Paignton – Torquay Road, Paignton, Devon
Port Talbot – Station Road, Port Talbot, Wales
Portsmouth – Slindon Street, Portsmouth, Hampshire
Poulton Le Fylde – Teanlowe Centre, Poulton-le-Fylde, Lancashire
Prestwich – Kingswood Road, Prestwich, Greater Manchester
Raynes Park – Amity Grove, London
Redditch – Threadneedle House, Alcester Street, Redditch, Worcestershire
Roman Road – Roman Road, Bethnal Green, London
Romsey – Church Street, Romsey, Hampshire
Rotherham – Bridgegate, Rotherham, South Yorkshire
Salford City – Rossall Way, Salford, Greater Manchester
Saltcoats – Chapelwell Street, Saltcoats, Scotland
South Ockendon – Derwent Parade, South Ockendon, Essex
South Shields – King Street, South Shields, Tyne and Wear
Springburn Way – Springburn Way, Glasgow
St Johns – Albion Street, Leeds, West Yorkshire
St Peters Street – St Peters Street, St Albans, Hertfordshire
Stamford – All Saints Place, Stamford, Lincolnshire
Stamford Hill – London
Stockport – Great Underbank, Stockport, Greater Manchester
Stornoway – Francis Street, Stornoway, Isle of Lewis
Stroud – Russell Street, Stroud, Gloucestershire
Sunderland City – Fawcett Street, Sunderland, Tyne and Wear
Teignmouth – Den Road, Teignmouth, Devon
The City Of London – Eastcheap, London
The Markets – New York Street, Leeds, West Yorkshire
Vauxhall Bridge Road – London
Wealdstone – Headstone Drive, Harrow, Greater London
Westbourne – Seamoor Road, Bournemouth, Dorset
Wester Hailes – Westside Plaza, Edinburgh
Windsor – Peascod Street, Windsor, Berkshire
Worlds End – Kings Road, London
Yate Sodbury – South Parade, Yate, Gloucestershire

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Post Office confirms last remaining 108 Directly Managed Branches to be franchised

The Post Office has today (8 April) announced that following a Board decision it is moving to a fully franchised network as part of its commitment to deliver a ‘New Deal for Postmasters.’

Subject to Government funding, the last 108 Directly Managed Branches which are operated by the Post Office will be franchised by the autumn. This means that those communities that currently have a Directly Managed Branch in their area will continue to be able to access Post Office services either at, or near to, the same location.

In November 2024, the Post Office announced its five-year Transformation Plan to deliver a ‘New Deal for Postmasters’. Subject to Government funding to enable the Post Office to deliver its plan, Postmaster remuneration will increase by an additional £250 million a year by 2030.

The Post Office confirmed in November that the future of its Directly Managed Branch network would be under review. Directly Managed Branches generate a fully allocated loss (including central and support costs) of over £40 million each year.

Following consultation with unions and reviewing options with the Postmaster Consultative Council, a decision was taken by the Post Office Board to move to a fully franchised network in order to help fund increases in the remuneration Postmasters receive.

Nigel Railton, Post Office Chair, said:

“Moving to a fully franchised network is one part of enabling the Post Office to deliver a ‘New Deal for Postmasters’, helping to create a long-term, sustainable future for the Post Office. By franchising these branches, we are protecting access to our services for communities right across the UK and realising £40 million worth of savings that will enable us to uplift postmasters’ remuneration by up to 10%.

“Over the coming months, we will continue to work with our unions to ensure that we treat our staff working in these 108 branches with care and respect through this transition, consulting with them on proposed changes. The 108 Post Offices will either stay in the same location where possible or be located close to the existing location, meaning customers will continue to have access to a full suite of products and services.”

The Post Office remains committed to meeting the current requirement to have a minimum of 11,500 branches across the UK and to meet the six Access Criteria set by Government.

Post Office will work with franchise partners with a clear track record of successfully running Post Office services or similar customer-focused retail to ensure communities in these 108 locations will continue to receive a high quality of service once their Directly Managed branch is franchised. Further details on proposals will be shared with local communities and stakeholders for individual branches in the coming weeks.

[NWpostie]

Who in their right mind would take on a branch with defective computer systems.