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Newbury Building Society: Savings reviews

Name: Savings
Rating: 4.89 (8754 reviews)

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4.89

Based on 8,753 reviews, last reviewed 3rd Jul 2026

38% increase in 5 star reviews

in the past 90 days

100% increase in 1 star reviews

in the past 90 days

91%

Latest highest rating:

5

Had a few hic-cups trying to start an ISA online, ma... Had a few hic-cups trying to start an ISA online, mainly my lack of technical knowledge. This was all resolved in Thatcham branch by Megan Reviewed on: 3rd July 2026

Latest lowest rating:

2

I am finding it very difficult to create an account... I am finding it very difficult to create an account on line. Very confusing. Reviewed on: 29th April 2026

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Newbury Building Society offer a range of savings accounts.

You can book a savings appointment in branch, over the phone or via video call. If you don’t need support, you can also apply for a savings account online.

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Newbury Building Society Savings reviews (8754)

Quick, easy and informative

I was able to open an account the same day of asking. Easy and quick to do with good service. Reviewed on: 28th June 2019

Reply from Newbury Building Society Hi Marianne, thanks for taking the time to leave us feedback, lovely to know it was a smooth and hassle free experience. Response date: 1st July 2019

Nice and friendly

Quite easy to open an account, though the forms are not as clear as they could be (good communications though). It is a little irritating if using the chrome browser in that chrome thinks that the passcode characters are saveable passwords. Reviewed on: 27th June 2019

Reply from Newbury Building Society Hi Paul, thank you for taking the time to leave feedback on your experience. We will investigate the browser issues with our forms/systems. If you can email us the forms/screens you were using it would be really helpful: [email protected] Many thanks! Response date: 27th June 2019

Great customer service

I popped in to speak to a member of staff about opening up a savings account and I had managed to actually open one on the same day. I had been expecting to have to go home and get some more information for them but they didn’t need all the jargon that I thought they would need. Super happy with the service in the Thatcham branch. Reviewed on: 24th June 2019

Reply from Newbury Building Society Thank you for taking the time to leave feedback about your recent experience opening an account with us. We are so pleased to hear it was hassle free. We will let the team know in Thatcham. Response date: 24th June 2019

Savings

I have a savings account in Andover branch and I find the staff very helpful and friendly. They make you feel part of a family. Reviewed on: 22nd June 2019

Reply from Newbury Building Society Hi Michelle, thank you for taking the time to leave feedback for our team in our Andover branch, they will be so pleased to read this. Response date: 24th June 2019

Friendly and efficient

Visited the branch in Newbury to open an account. All the staff I interacted with were polite, efficient and courteous. A pleasure to do business with. Reviewed on: 14th June 2019

Reply from Newbury Building Society Graham, thank you for taking the time to leave feedback. Our Newbury branch team will be thrilled to hear your experience was so positive. Response date: 14th June 2019

Not quite there yet

NBS are obviously trying to come to terms with real 'customer service' but the little things, that may not seem important to some but are to others tend to be missing or off the mark. For example when I rang up to make an appointment to open an ISA with them the receptionist and I agreed a time but she offered no information about what I would need to bring with me, I suggested a passport, which prompted her to tell me to also bring my driving licence, she failed to mention, completely, that I would require my NI number - shoddy. On receiving my pass book and welcome letter I looked for a place for feedback on-line and found a section in the welcome letter telling me to go to smp.reviews/newburysavings2 which I di, only to find that the page does not exist and cannot be found on line, after searching through other parts of their site I came across this area BY CHANCE. These two examples may seem small but if you are striving for perfection then you need to get the little things right because, to many, they do make the difference between being good and very good Reviewed on: 13th June 2019

Reply from Newbury Building Society Thank you for taking the time to provide this feedback. We are sorry that you have not had a smooth experience so far and are reviewing your experience with our team, we have reviewed the link in the welcome letter and will offer alternative options within it going forward. We have also added further prompts on our website for feedback to ensure that they can be found in all menus and easily by search. Again, thank you for your feedback. Response date: 14th June 2019

New Existing Member Account

Opened the account at the Alton Branch without any problems. As usual, the staff were very helpful and courteous. Reviewed on: 10th June 2019

Reply from Newbury Building Society Thanks for taking the time to leave your feedback, Paul. We will share your thoughts with the team, they will be so pleased. Response date: 11th June 2019

Miss Tracy Lenon

Hi ive had great service from rhe staff at Newbury building society i four accounts with you Reviewed on: 7th June 2019

Reply from Newbury Building Society Hi Tracy, thank you for taking the time to leave feedback on your experience with us. It's great to hear that you have had great service. Response date: 10th June 2019

A decent interest rate and easy and pleasant to deal with

Looking for an alternative savings account with a reasonable return discovered NBS on a google search and it was really easy to set up, transfer funds and manage online. A decent interest rate and easy and pleasant people to deal with Reviewed on: 7th June 2019

Reply from Newbury Building Society Thanks for taking the time to leave feedback Jeff, pleased to hear you've had a positive experience. Response date: 10th June 2019

Easy online account set up

I did have some trouble with the second stage of the set up as I hadn't read the requirements for the password and memorable word, but once I obeyed the rules, it was straightforward. I would definitely recommend Newbury. Reviewed on: 4th April 2019

Reply from Newbury Building Society Thank you for leaving feedback Norman, pleased that you are successfully set up online! Response date: 5th April 2019

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