[2] The Winstanleys owned the hall until 1596, when the estate was sold to James Bankes, a London goldsmith and banker.

[6] The Winstanley family also owned the Braunstone Hall estate in Leicestershire.

The Bankes family retained ownership of the hall until the 21st century when it was sold for private development.

As the building decayed and the cost of maintaining Winstanley Hall was too much for the family, it was sold on in 2000 with 10 acres (4.0 ha) of land.

[7][2] It has been reported that the new owner intended to develop the hall into private flats, and that refurbishment was held up due to problems with planning permission, although it has also been reported that no application for planning permission has been submitted.