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Understanding Carpet Area, Built-Up & Super Built-Up

When buying a home, understanding the difference between carpet area, built-up area, and super built-up area is critical. These terms are used by developers and agents to define how much space you're actually getting—and what you're paying for.

Carpet Area: This is the actual usable area within the walls of your home, where you can lay a carpet. It includes bedrooms, living room, kitchen, and bathrooms, but excludes walls, balconies, and common areas.

Built-Up Area: This includes the carpet area plus the thickness of inner walls and, in some cases, balconies or utility areas.

Super Built-Up Area: Also known as the “saleable area,” this includes the built-up area plus your share of common amenities like lobby, lift, staircase, and clubhouses.

Knowing the difference helps you make informed decisions and avoid paying for non-usable space.

What RERA Says About Area Disclosure

The Real Estate (Regulation and Development) Act (RERA), introduced in 2016, brought much-needed transparency to India’s real estate market. One of its key mandates is about area measurement.

RERA mandates that builders can only advertise and sell properties based on the RERA Carpet Area—not the super built-up area, which was often misleading for homebuyers in the past.

This change empowers buyers by ensuring:

Clear understanding of actual usable space

Honest pricing based on functional area

Better loan calculations by banks using actual property value

Understanding the RERA Carpet Area is now not just helpful—it's essential.

How to Calculate Each Type of Area

Here’s a simplified way to understand how these areas are calculated:

Carpet Area:

Only the net usable area inside your flat.

Excludes external/internal walls, balconies, shafts, or common areas.

Built-Up Area:

Carpet area + thickness of internal walls + utility space/balconies.

Super Built-Up Area:

Built-up area + proportionate share of lobby, staircase, lifts, clubhouse, etc.

Generally, 25–40% higher than carpet area.

Let’s say your flat has:

Carpet area: 600 sq. ft.

Built-up area: 720 sq. ft. (includes 20% walls/balcony)

Super built-up: 960 sq. ft. (includes 33% common share)

In most older brochures, prices were quoted on the super built-up area, which misled buyers into paying for space they couldn’t actually use.

Impact of Area Type on Price & Loan Approval

The type of area calculation directly affects the price per square foot and loan eligibility:

Pricing: You might think you’re getting a 1,000 sq. ft. flat, but your usable space (carpet area) could be only 650 sq. ft. That's a significant difference!

Loan Approvals: Banks now use RERA Carpet Area for valuation, meaning home loans are based on the true usable space, not inflated measurements.

Resale: Properties that clearly define carpet area have better transparency and value retention in resale markets.

Always compare RERA Carpet Area when looking at two different projects, as this is the real metric that matters.

Sayba’s Transparency in Carpet Area Declaration

Sayba Group follows RERA norms strictly and discloses only the RERA Carpet Area in its marketing, brochures, and agreements. This ensures buyers know exactly what they’re getting.

Their completed project in Jogeshwari West and ongoing project in Kurla West are built as per carpet area transparency standards. Buyers can visit sample flats to see actual usable spaces and match them with declared measurements.

Sayba is committed to ethical pricing and buyer-first transparency.

Why Buyers Must Know These Area Terms

Not knowing these terms can lead to:

Paying more for less space

Unclear expectations during possession

Legal or loan complications

Frustration over “missing space”

With increasing awareness, buyers are now asking the right questions:

What’s the carpet area of this flat?

Is this per RERA guidelines?

What is the loading factor?

The more informed you are, the better decision you can make—especially when it’s a long-term investment like a home.

Choose a Flat with Fair Area Pricing Today

The real estate market has matured, and homebuyers are more educated today. But many still fall into the trap of comparing prices without checking the area types.

When looking for your next home, make sure you:

Ask for RERA Carpet Area specifically

Avoid comparing super built-up rates with carpet area pricing

Work with builders like Sayba Group who declare areas clearly