It is bigger than carpet area but smaller than super built-up area, and unlike carpet area, the law does not define it precisely, so two listings can use it slightly differently. In practice it is commonly a little larger than the carpet area, rarely by a fixed or predictable amount, which is exactly why it is worth asking what a quoted size actually refers to before comparing two homes. When we describe a home, we say which area we mean, rather than leaving the word to do the work.
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Where it comes from. Level 1 is a government or court page, level 2 established press, level 3 a portal's explainer, which gives only what is commonly quoted.
- Sobha, carpet area, built-up area and super built-up area guide, https://www.sobha.com/blog/carpet-area-built-up-area-super-built-up-area/, level 3