The five highest-priced home sales reported in the Winston-Salem Area, North Carolina for the week ending November 1, 2026 came to a combined $7.47 million. All five are single-family homes in Forsyth County, three of them in Winston Salem and one each in Pfafftown and Clemmons.
The homes span eight decades of building, from 1940 to 2017, and range from established city lots in Buena Vista, which accounts for three of the sales, to a farm property in Pfafftown with pasture and a barn.
No. 1 — $1,800,000 · 2820 Thornfield Rd, Winston Salem, North Carolina
The top sale of the week is a French Provincial home on Thornfield Road in Buena Vista, built in 1988 on a secluded, partially wooded lot of 2.33 acres. It sold for $1,800,000. Arrival is by way of a motor court, and the home is clad in stucco under a tile roof. Stone terraces, a balcony and a veranda extend the living space outdoors.
At 6,562 square feet, it has the most living area of the five. The home has three bedrooms and four full and two half baths, along with hardwood floors, vaulted ceilings, a wet bar and three fireplaces, including ones in the living room and the keeping room. The kitchen has an island and a pantry and opens to a den finished with wood accents. The primary suite is on the main level, with dual baths, generous closet space and a study. Upstairs are bedrooms with their own baths, an office loft and a bonus room, and the basement is finished. The property last sold for $1.79 million in 2022.
Mary Preston Yates and Sarah Keiser of Leonard Ryden Burr Real Estate were the listing agents, and Carolyn Strickland, also of Leonard Ryden Burr Real Estate, represented the buyer. Leonard Ryden Burr Real Estate also listed the home at 2850 Merry Acres Lane, fourth on this week’s list.
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No. 2 — $1,688,583 · 2233 Vienna Dozier Rd, Pfafftown, North Carolina
The largest piece of land on the list surrounds the second-place sale, a log home on 51.06 acres off Vienna Dozier Road in Pfafftown. The home sits well back from the road, and the land beyond it has walking trails, a pond for fishing, fenced pasture, a barn and a workshop. Horses are allowed on the property.
Built in 1987 and since updated, the two-story home has 3,865 square feet, four bedrooms and three full baths and one half bath. The floors are wood, the kitchen has an island and a pantry, and the layout offers two possible choices for a primary bedroom. A wraparound porch looks out over the grounds, and there is a basement with a cellar. The property last sold for $775,000 in 2017.
Listed at $1.655 million, the home went under contract eight days after it came on the market and sold above its asking price, for $1,688,583. Amy Scheid and Lindsey King of R&B Legacy Group were the listing agents, and Lisa Gifford of Keller Williams Realty Elite represented the buyer. Lindsey King also represented the buyer of the home at 2435 Wellsburg Court in Clemmons, fifth on this week’s list.
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No. 3 — $1,550,000 · 628 Roslyn Rd, Winston Salem, North Carolina
The oldest home among the five is on Roslyn Road in Buena Vista. Built in 1940, it sold for $1,550,000 and pairs its period character with present-day conveniences. An entry leads to a bright living room, and the den is paneled in blue and lined with built-ins. Each of those rooms has a fireplace, and so does the kitchen, which has custom cabinetry, marble counters, an island and a breakfast nook.
The two-story home has four bedrooms and three full and two half baths in 3,685 square feet on 0.51 acres. There is a primary suite with a spa feel, a freestanding tub, generous closets and a laundry on the upper level. The basement is finished, and the attic has more than 600 square feet of storage. Out back, a patio and a covered porch face a deep, fenced yard with mature plantings and an automated gate, and there is garage space for three cars as well as a carport.
The home went under contract 21 days after it was listed. Clare Fader of Fader Real Estate at ERA Live Moore was the listing agent, and McKenzie Ziegler of Village Realty represented the buyer.
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No. 4 — $1,255,000 · 2850 Merry Acres Ln, Winston Salem, North Carolina
Architect William Roy Wallace designed the Colonial Revival home on Merry Acres Lane in Buena Vista, which sold for $1,255,000. Completed in 1972, the brick home sits on 0.92 acres behind a circular driveway, with mature landscaping and a wide backyard that has ample room for gardens.
With five bedrooms and four full and three half baths, it has more bedrooms and more bathrooms than any other home on the list, in 5,771 square feet. Crown moldings run through the formal and casual living areas, and the three fireplaces are in the living room, the great room and the basement. The kitchen is served by a butler’s pantry, and there is a wet bar.
The home went under contract seven days after it was listed. Noah Wilkerson of Leonard Ryden Burr Real Estate was the listing agent, and Charles Reece of Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices Carolinas Realty represented the buyer. The sale gave Leonard Ryden Burr Real Estate its second listing in this week’s Top 5, after the home at 2820 Thornfield Road.
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No. 5 — $1,175,000 · 2435 Wellsburg Ct, Clemmons, North Carolina
The newest home on the list, built in 2017, is a custom Tate Rice home on a quiet cul-de-sac in the Milburn community of Clemmons. It went under contract 13 days after it was listed at $1.125 million and sold above its asking price, for $1,175,000.
The brick home has four bedrooms and four full baths and one half bath in 4,825 square feet on 0.90 acres. On the main level, the kitchen opens to a breakfast area and a screened porch, with a scullery for extra prep space and storage. The primary suite is on the first floor, and the home has a soaking tub and a separate shower. Upstairs are three more bedrooms, a large bonus room, an office and a station with two work desks. The finished basement adds a den, a large recreation room and storage, and the garage has room for three cars. Outside, the grounds are private and mature, with a fire pit. The property last sold for $693,750 in 2018.
Rebecca Desai of Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices Carolinas Realty was the listing agent, and Lindsey King of R&B Legacy Group represented the buyer. Lindsey King was also one of the listing agents for the log home on Vienna Dozier Road in Pfafftown, second on this week’s list.
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RealtyWire selected these transactions from publicly reported residential sales identified for the calendar week ending Sunday, November 1, 2026. The report may exclude private, off-market, delayed or nondisclosed transactions. Prices, property details and professional representation are reported as available at publication and may be updated following confirmation from transaction participants.
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