neighbouring areas
| Axbridge | Cheddar | Hinton St. George | Wellington |
| Bridgwater | Crewkerne | Minehead | Wells |
| Burnham-on-Sea | Dulverton | Shepton Mallet | Yeovil |
| Castle Cary | Frome | Somerton | |
| Chard | Glastonbury | Taunton |
Wincanton is a charming market town with a legacy of elegant Georgian houses and coaching inns thanks to its role as a staging post on the London to Plymouth road. Horses still contribute to the town's economy at Wincanton racecourse, which has restaurants, bars, a pay and play golf course and a full National Hunt programme.
To give you a guide as to the price of houses for sale in Wincanton, three-bedroom, traditional terraced houses are from £160,000. Detached, modern family houses offering four bedrooms, with integral garage, are on the market from £250,000. Spacious, five-bedroom family houses, such as semi-detached Victorian houses and modern, detached executive-style houses with double garages, are from £375,000. Above £500,000, Wincanton offers substantial, period houses, thatched cottages, and a variety of impressive houses built during the 20th century.
Flats for sale in Wincanton are usually found in converted properties and purpose-built apartment houses. Please contact Wincanton estate agents for details of flats, cottages and houses currently available.
Amenities for property in Wincanton
Wincanton has a good choice of town and country pubs, a few restaurants and tea shops and a limited number of independent outlets. Wincanton Swimming & Waterpolo Club is in Wincanton Sports Centre which also offers facilities for gymnastics, trampolining for children and adults, junior cricket coaching, junior football club, a badminton academy, health & exercise programmes, and indoor golf coaching. Wincanton Young Farmers Club is for 10 - 26 year olds and they raise money for various charities through competitions, visits and talks. There are three primary schools in Wincanton and King Arthur’s Community School, a specialist sports college for boys and girls aged 11 - 19.
Transport in Wincanton
The railway station in Wincanton closed decades ago but there are stations in Bruton and Castle Cary, only 7 miles away, which is on the London to Exeter line and offers a high speed link to London Paddington of 1.5 hours and various other journey times of up to 3 hours. By road, Wincanton is just off the A303 London/West Country trunk road.
Surrounding areas
While searching for property to buy or property to rent in Wincanton, which is covered by postcode BA9, you may also like to consider other towns and villages in the county such as Warminster, Glastonbury, Frome, Somerton, Castle Cary, Yeovil and Crewkerne.