Post Office to offload 108 branches this year - full list to be affected

The Post Office has announced it will move all remaining directly-owned branches to franchisees by the autumn. The company confirmed the offloading of 108 crown branches, which are currently under its direct ownership and operation.

This move could potentially see these sites being acquired by other businesses, while some may face closure as franchises are relocated. However, it means that roughly 1,000 staff members will either have to move to work for a new owner or take voluntary redundancy. The Communication Workers Union (CWU) has called for immediate Government intervention to find new ways of saving the branches. CWU general secretary Dave Ward said: "The Post Office's claim that these community services will be maintained by their failed franchising model is laughable to anyone who has seen their local Post Office services reduced to the back of a shop.

"The sell-off of WH Smith last week shows just how fragile and ill-thought out this model is. This is the full privatisation of the Post Office via the back door."

Post Office Chairman Nigel Railton said the move will help deliver a new deal for postmasters.

He said: "By franchising these branches, we are protecting access to our services for communities right across the UK and realising £40m worth of savings that will enable us to uplift postmasters' remuneration by up to 10%."

While no exact timeline has been provided for when these branches will be transferred, it is anticipated that the process will be finalised by the close of 2025.

Full list of branches 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