How big is an acre and what size house can I build on it?

Question

I only have one acre abd I'd like to build a nice size house, maybe about 4-5 bedrooms and still have enough room for a big front yard and big back yard. Is this possible????

Answer 1

It depends if it's a square acre or not. If it's a sq ac it's 208.71'x208.71', if not, just take your length & multiply it by the width and divide it by 43,560 (that how many sq ft in an acre). You can build a pretty good size house on an acre, I've seen it done. Hope that helps!!!

Answer 2

An acre can hold many houses. You could build a HUGE house on one acre. An acre is typically divided into 6 or more little chunks in a city and a house is put on each chunk. 43,560 sq. feet make up an acre.

43,560 = 208 x 208 or a square that is 208 feet on a side.

43,560 = 100 x 435 or a rectangle that is 100 ft. by 435 ft.

a house of the size you want will probably be 2,000-3,000 sq. feet in size.

Take 43,560 - 3,000 = 40,000 feet left over for the yard!

Answer 3

Definitely, most subdivision lots are 1/3 to 1/2 acre and can easily fit a house that size. You can fit a 4-5 bedroom on an acre with lots of space left for a huge yard.

Answer 4

What Size Is An Acre

Answer 5

What size house can I build on a 5488sq.ft. lot and the back of the lot is on the water?

Answer 6

plenty of room for the house but the garden area will not be that big ..you have only got just over 300 sq mtrs per plot

Answer 7

roughly 45,000 sq ft. a house with 4-5 b/r plus 2 full baths and finished basement would have 3,000-5,000 of living space.very possible.

Answer 8

200' by 400'

Answer 9

This is a good question

Answer 10

thx for the replies, much appreciated