Winston Hills

Winston Hills at a glance

Winston Hills is an established single-family neighborhood off Winston Hill Parkway in Hendersonville, in the Old Hickory Lake corridor of Sumner County (ZIP 37075). It was platted in 2000 with construction completed by 2008, so this is a settled, fully built-out community of roughly 75–125 homes — not a new-construction phase still filling in. Streets include Cabin Ranch Circle, Cabin Branch Circle, Dalton Circle, Deerfoot Court, Ten Oaks Drive, Haddaway Drive, Camerado Lane, and Evian Springs Way, with an established Phase 1, Section 2 within the plat. Homes here run larger than the area average — figures in circulation put the typical house around 3,280 square feet with about 4 to 5 bedrooms and roughly 3 baths.

The honest one-line on the lake: Winston Hills is a lake-view community near Old Hickory Lake, not a waterfront or deeded-dock neighborhood. Its draw is proximity — it sits adjacent to two public boat ramps and is minutes from several commercial marinas — rather than private shoreline. Hendersonville itself is known as the "City by the Lake," set on Old Hickory Lake's northern shoreline, and Winston Hills puts you in that setting with the space of a larger interior home. Public figures (via Nextdoor) describe roughly 2,192 residents with an average age around 55 and an owner-occupancy rate near 67%, which fits the profile of an established, owner-occupied resale neighborhood. Buyers here tend to be people who want a larger home and easy lake access without the cost or upkeep of a true waterfront parcel.

Which lots actually reach the water

This is the section to read closely, because lake marketing in Hendersonville is easy to misread. Winston Hills is a lake-VIEW community — there is no private community dock and no confirmed deeded slip access for residents. No lot in the subdivision touches Old Hickory Lake with private shoreline, and the neighborhood does not own or operate a shared community dock or assigned slips. If a private dock off your own property is the goal, Winston Hills is not the community for that. What it offers instead is one of the better public-access locations on the north shore.

What residents actually get is fast, low-friction access to the water through public infrastructure. The neighborhood sits adjacent to two U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) day-use facilities: the Saundersville Access Area and the Avondale Access Area, both public boat ramps that are free or low-cost and open year-round. From there, several commercial marinas are just minutes away — Cedar Creek Marina, Drakes Creek Marina, and Anchor High Marina — for slips, fuel, storage, and service if you keep a boat in the water. In practice, you trailer or store your boat and launch at a public ramp or rent a slip at a nearby marina, rather than walking down to a private dock.

• LAKE-VIEW: Winston Hills relates to Old Hickory Lake by proximity and views, not private frontage. No lot has private shoreline, and there is no community dock or deeded slip program.
• PUBLIC RAMP ACCESS: Two USACE-managed public ramps sit adjacent to the community — Saundersville Access Area and Avondale Access Area — both day-use, free or low-cost, and open year-round.
• NEARBY MARINAS: Cedar Creek Marina, Drakes Creek Marina, and Anchor High Marina are minutes away for slips, fuel, and storage if you want to keep a boat on the water.

One technical note worth knowing for the whole lake, including any future waterfront purchase elsewhere: Old Hickory Lake is a USACE reservoir, and private dock permits are issued per parcel and do not automatically transfer or exist just because a property is near the water. That's a non-issue inside Winston Hills, since the community is lake-view with no private docks — but it's the kind of thing we verify lot by lot whenever a buyer is weighing a true waterfront option on the lake.

The market here

As of June 2026, Winston Hills is a low-inventory, larger-home resale market. Recent and active listings have come in roughly in the $620K–$640K range, with typically just one or two homes active at a time. Against an average home size near 3,280 square feet, that pencils out to roughly $194–$200 per square foot — useful as a frame of reference, though every home prices on its own merits. These are descriptions of past and active listings, not forecasts: we don't predict where prices are headed, and we pull live MLS figures for you before any offer so you're working from today's numbers, not a stale snapshot.

What tends to drive value inside an established neighborhood like this is straightforward: home size and layout, lot position and setting, condition and updates, and overall scarcity when only a home or two is on the market at once. Because Winston Hills is lake-view rather than waterfront, value here is about the house and the location's easy lake access — not a private-dock premium. When you're ready, we'll run the current actives, recent closed sales, and days-on-market for the subdivision so the picture is grounded in live data.

Life on the lake here

Winston Hills is set up as an amenity-supported, HOA-managed community rather than a bare subdivision. On-site features include a dog park, a playground, a community pond, green spaces with fire pits, and a clubhouse that is under construction. The HOA is based in the neighborhood at 101 Haddaway Drive, Hendersonville, TN 37075-4088, and can be reached at (615) 822-8670 for current dues, covenants, and the latest on the clubhouse timeline — we're glad to help you get those documents during a purchase.

Day-to-day lake living here runs through those nearby public ramps and marinas. Because the Saundersville and Avondale access areas are adjacent and day-use, a morning on the water is as simple as hitching the trailer; if you'd rather keep the boat in a slip, Cedar Creek, Drakes Creek, and Anchor High marinas are a short drive away. The Old Hickory Lake setting is the backdrop to all of it — Hendersonville earned its "City by the Lake" identity from this stretch of northern shoreline, and Winston Hills places you a few minutes from the water without taking on waterfront ownership.

Location, access & schools

Winston Hills is located off Winston Hill Parkway in Hendersonville, Sumner County, ZIP 37075, with a map address of Winston Hills, Hendersonville, TN 37075. For lake users, the two closest launch points are the adjacent Saundersville Access Area and Avondale Access Area public ramps, with Cedar Creek, Drakes Creek, and Anchor High marinas a few minutes out. For everyday errands and dining, Hendersonville's retail core at the Streets of Indian Lake is a convenient drive, and the broader Hendersonville commercial corridor puts groceries, services, and restaurants within easy reach.

The community is zoned to Sumner County Schools. The assigned schools are Jack Anderson Elementary School, Station Camp Middle School, and Station Camp High School. School zoning can change, so we confirm the current assignment for any specific address during your search.

Working with The Will Johnson Team

We're on Old Hickory Lake constantly — touring homes, tracking what's coming up, and watching how listings actually move on the north shore — which means we can help you read a neighborhood like Winston Hills honestly: what's lake-view versus waterfront, where the public ramps and marinas really are, and what a larger established home should command today. We represent buyers in both resale and new construction at little or no cost to you, and we'll pull live MLS figures, gather the HOA documents, and confirm school zoning so you're deciding on facts. Call The Will Johnson Team at 615-265-1000.

Is Winston Hills waterfront, and does it have a community dock?

No. Winston Hills is a lake-view community near Old Hickory Lake, not waterfront, and there is no confirmed private community dock or deeded slip access. Residents instead use two adjacent public boat ramps — the Saundersville and Avondale Access Areas — and nearby marinas such as Cedar Creek, Drakes Creek, and Anchor High.

What do homes in Winston Hills typically cost?

As of June 2026, recent and active listings have run roughly $620K–$640K, with usually just one or two homes available at a time. The typical home is large — around 3,280 square feet — which works out to roughly $194–$200 per square foot. We pull live MLS figures for you before any offer, and we don't predict future prices.

What schools serve Winston Hills?

Winston Hills is zoned to Sumner County Schools — Jack Anderson Elementary School, Station Camp Middle School, and Station Camp High School. Zoning can change, so we verify the current assignment for any specific address.