By Judy Szablak

Bigger may not always be better, especially in a Westport home buyer’s eye.

Featured Home: This home at 7 Cross Brook Lane is listed at $1,149,000. (CLICK TO ENLARGE) Photo courtesy of William Pitt Sotheby’s International- Westport.

While the average house that is currently for sale has five or more bedrooms, four bedroom homes have been selling at a faster pace over the last year.

Affordability is a key factor, as each additional bedroom will also add approximately $300,000 to the asking price.

The average four-bedroom home for sale in town is 3,697-square feet and is listed at $1,706,920.

Westport real estate price changes over the past week:

298 Greens Farms Rd   $499,900->$484,900
12 Cypress Pond Road   $624,900->$595,000
3 Half Mile Common     $598,000->$597,999
303 Harvest Commons   $660,000->$630,000
99 Hillspoint Road       $699,000->$649,000
6 Saint George Place     $675,000->$659,000
6 Brookside Place       $689,000->$675,000
40 Cranbury Road       $799,000->$789,000
1 Daybreak Lane         $819,000->$799,000
180 Imperial Avenue     $895,000->$875,000
117 Bayberry Lane       $939,000->$875,000
5 Marsh Road             $925,000->$899,900
7SF Woodside Lane     $969,000->$949,000
16 North Ridge Road     $999,000->$950,000
38 Bauer Place Ext.  $1,099,000->$1,050,000
14 Stoneboat Road   $1,125,000->$1,099,000
7 Cross Brook Lane   $1,196,000->$1,149,000
5 Bayberry Lane       $1,249,000->$1,199,000
24 Park Lane         $1,279,000->$1,249,000
100 Coleytown Road   $1,750,000->$1,600,000
73 Partrick Road       $1,725,000->$1,698,000
269 Sturges Highway $1,889,000->$1,799,000
175A Cross Highway $2,999,999->$2,799,999
77 Bayberry Lane     $2,995,000->$2,850,000
24 Ferry Lane East   $3,995,000->$3,990,000

—Judy Szablak

Construction of the residential/business complex at 793 Post Road East at the intersection of Long Lots Road is well underway. One year ago , the Planning and Zoning Commission approved construction of two, 10,000-square foot mixed use buildings facing Post Road East and four townhouses in the rear of the property, which is located in a general business district (GBD), Residential A, inclusionary housing zone. The plan called for 28 rental apartments, six of them affordable, including 12 two-bedroom townhouse units, plus retail and office space. The site is next to Westport Wash and Wax at 791 Post Road East. The project is under construction by White Plains, New York-based developer David Mann of DMC LLC. Dave Matlow for WestportNow.com