If you live in the City of Winchester, or own property there that you need to protect, your Virginia homestead deed must be recorded with the Winchester Circuit Court Clerk’s Office. Winchester shares the Joint Judicial Center building with Frederick County, but the two are separate court systems with separate clerks — make sure you’re filing with the correct one.
Where to File in the City of Winchester
- Office: Winchester Circuit Court Clerk’s Office
- Address: The Judicial Center, 5 North Kent Street, Winchester, VA 22601
- Phone: 540-667-5770
Filing Fees
Winchester’s Circuit Court Clerk does not publish a homestead-deed-specific fee online. Virginia’s statewide recording fee schedule applies to a typical homestead deed of 10 pages or fewer: $18 (Va. Code § 17.1-275) plus a $5 Technology Trust Fund fee (Va. Code § 17.1-279), for roughly $23 total. Call the Clerk’s Office to confirm the current total before you file, since fees can change and some offices charge slightly different local totals.
Before You File
If you own or reside on property in Frederick County rather than the City of Winchester itself, you’ll need to file with Frederick County’s Circuit Court Clerk instead — even though both offices sit in the same Judicial Center building.
Get Your Homestead Deed Prepared Correctly
We prepare Virginia homestead deeds that meet the Commonwealth’s specific format and content requirements, so you can file with confidence in Winchester.
Not your city or county? See the full list of where to file in Virginia, or prepare your homestead deed online.
Related Reading
Once your deed is recorded, don’t miss the separate deadline to request your exemption hearing — see When to File Your Virginia Homestead Deed. And if you’re wondering whether filing alone will stop an active garnishment, see Will Filing a Homestead Deed Stop My Garnishment?