What is Built-up Area ? Know How it is Calculated | Formula and Difference

A premise’s built-up area is formulated from the outer perimeter wall surfaces. It is the sum-up of the area of walls, carpet area, and the area of other elements of a house that are unusable like the flower beds, terrace, and dry balconies. The built-up area will always be more than the carpet area.

Built-up Area Calculation

Built-up Area= Area of the walls+ Carpet Area

What does a Super-Built-up Area Mean?

To put it simply, a super built-up area is the sum of the built up area and the areas of shared proportions of the common areas like lift shafts, lobbies, security rooms, clubhouses, entrances, corridors, etc. But certain elements like the water tank, swimming pool, watersheds, walkways, underground sump, lofts, flower beds that cannot be accessed, any open sports facility, etc. are not included in formulating the super built up area of a property.

The Formula for Calculating the Super Built-up Area

• Super built-up area= Built-up area+ area of shared proportions
• Super built-up area= Carpet area (1+loading factor)

Note that the load factor will only be in the range of 15% to 50% which is based on the location and builder.

Meaning of Carpet Area

According to RERA, the carpet area must be used by every builder while defining the specifics of a property to the buyers and the concept of carpet area is not a tough one to understand. In a property, the area which can be covered by using a carpet or technically the measurement of the space between the inner walls is termed as the carpet area of that property. The carpet area is also called a net usable area of a place that can be utilized and covered by a carpet.

Calculate Carpet Area Using Built-up Area?

Since the built-up area equals the sum of the carpet area and the area of walls, one can easily find the carpet area from the given built up area. All you have to do is subtract the area of walls from the built up area and you will get the required carpet area of a property.

Difference Between Carpet Area, Built up Area, and Super Built-up Area

Carpet Area

The area of a property which can be covered using a carpet or the net usable area of a property is called the carpet area. In the carpet area, the areas of common places like lifts, entrances, corridors, etc. are not included.

Built-up Area

As mentioned above, the built-up area of a property is measured from the outer perimeter wall surfaces. This area is formulated by summing up the area of walls and the carpet area, along with the areas of elements like the flower beds, dry balconies, and terrace, which are not the ones majorly used.

Super Built up Area

The super built up area of a property is the one that can be sold and is inclusive of the carpet area, built-up area, areas of shared resources like balconies, terraces, and at times the builders also add up the area of amenities like clubhouses, swimming pool, and gardens. To get the super built up area, builders put a load factor to the carpet area.

Conclusion

You must be aware of these three terms and their calculation in order to avoid being taken for a ride by any real estate developer. RERA has come as a breath of fresh air in this regard and you should be insistent about knowing whether the developer is charging you on the basis of the carpet area or not. This is something you must do whenever you’re considering a particular project.

Make sure that you’ve got all the basics right while buying a property in this regard. After all, buying a home is a lifetime decision and ignorance on your part may lead to you shelling out way more than required. More often than not, this will burden your pocket, leading to higher EMIs in tandem.

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