**1. Built-up area**
* This is the **total floor space inside the property**, including all floors, rooms, balconies, staircases, and sometimes even covered car porches.
* Think: *Everything you can actually stand on inside the property footprint*.
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**2. Built-in area**
* This is **just the usable indoor space** — rooms, kitchen, toilets, etc. It **excludes external covered spaces** like balconies, terraces, and car porches.
* Think: *The space where you can put furniture inside*.
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**3. Land area**
* The **total plot of land** you own, including garden, driveway, yard, and the footprint of the house.
* For landed properties, **land area** is crucial because it determines potential for extensions or redevelopment.
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**4. GFA (Gross Floor Area)**
* This is a planning term used by URA (Urban Redevelopment Authority).
* It means **all covered floor areas within the external walls** of the building, measured to the outer face of the walls.
* Some spaces may or may not be counted depending on URA’s rules (e.g., open terraces may be excluded).
* Developers use GFA to calculate **how much they can build** based on the plot ratio.
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**5. Plot ratio**
* This is the **maximum GFA allowed divided by the land area**.
* Example: Land area 5,000 sq ft, plot ratio 1.4 → max GFA = 7,000 sq ft.
* Higher plot ratio = can build more floor space on the same land.
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**6. Estate in perpetuity vs Freehold**
* **Estate in perpetuity**: This is a special category — effectively *forever ownership*, like freehold, but issued under a specific legal term.
* **Freehold**: Also means you own the land *forever*.
* In practice in Singapore, both are treated the same for property value and ownership rights.
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**Simple tip for landed buyers:**
If you’re looking at future value, **land area** and **plot ratio** matter most — they tell you the redevelopment potential.
If you’re looking at comfort, **built-up** and **built-in area** matter more — they tell you the actual living space.
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