Plat Reference · 1 ac = 43,560 ft2 · Section 16 of 36 · T‑Bk 04 · PG 26

Decimal-Acre Reference / Sheet 0.07

0.07 Acres = 3,049 sq ft

Seven hundredths of an acre, the historic Craftsman-bungalow lot. The dominant parcel in Atlanta's Inman Park, the Chicago Bungalow Belt, and Berkeley's Northbrae. The math is exact: 0.07 multiplied by 43,560 equals 3,049.2 square feet.

4,046.9 m²|0.4047 ha|About 90% of an American football field

Square Feet

3,049.2

international ft2

Square Metres

283.28

m2

Hectares

0.0283

ha

Derivation: 0.07 acres × 43,560 sq ft per acre = 3,049.2 sq ft, exactly. Per the 1959 IYPA international acre.

Sheet 02 · The Bungalow-Belt Class

Why this lot built American suburban housing

0.07 acres is the size that defined the American suburban housing pattern from roughly 1905 to 1940. The Craftsman bungalow movement, which produced more new American houses than any other architectural style of the early 20th century, was designed around a 30-foot-wide by 100-foot-deep lot. That lot dimension equals 3,000 sq ft, or 0.069 acres, which rounds to 0.07 on a tax record. Sears Roebuck sold over 70,000 mail-order houses between 1908 and 1940, and the catalogue's standard floor plans were built around fitting on this lot size. Aladdin, Lewis, and the Gordon-Van Tine Company (the other major mail-order house companies of the era) used the same lot-dimension assumption.

The Chicago Bungalow Belt is the largest concentrated example. From 1910 to 1940, Chicago developers platted roughly 80,000 brick bungalows on 30-by-125-foot lots (3,750 sq ft, 0.086 acres). The slightly deeper Chicago lot allowed for a detached garage on the alley, but the same 30-foot-wide front-of-house pattern. The Pittsburgh Mexican-War Streets neighbourhood, the Detroit Boston-Edison historic district, and the Los Angeles West Adams Heights area all use variations on the 0.07-acre lot.

The bungalow-lot dimension matters today because of historic-district preservation. Atlanta's Inman Park, designated a historic district in 1973, requires that any new construction or renovation maintain the original lot configuration. This locks in the 0.07-acre parcel as the dominant size in the neighbourhood and prevents subdivision into smaller townhouse lots. Similar preservation overlays apply in Berkeley's Northbrae (designated 2002), Chicago's Norwood Park (2014), and Charleston's North Central (2019). A 0.07-acre lot in any of these districts is essentially a permanent parcel.

For new construction outside the historic districts, the 0.07-acre lot remains attractive to builders because it is large enough to accommodate the contemporary small-lot bungalow plan (typically 1,400 to 1,800 sq ft of livable area on a 1,000 sq ft footprint with a one-car garage at 240 sq ft) but small enough to keep land cost manageable. The Atlanta Infill Lots programme run by the city land bank releases roughly 200 lots per year in the 0.05 to 0.10 acre range, with the 0.07-acre tier being the most common.

Nearby acreages

0.05 ac

2,178 sq ft

0.06 ac

2,614 sq ft

0.08 ac

3,485 sq ft

0.10 ac

4,356 sq ft

Frequently asked, 0.07-acre edition

Exactly how many square feet is 0.07 acres?
0.07 acres equals exactly 3,049.2 square feet, computed as 0.07 multiplied by the international acre constant of 43,560 sq ft. In square metres the equivalent is 283.280 sq m, and in hectares it is 0.028328.
Is 0.07 acres enough for a small detached home?
Yes. 0.07 acres (3,049 sq ft) is comfortably above the small-lot single-family minimum (typically 2,000 to 2,500 sq ft) in most US municipalities that permit small-lot zoning. A 1,400 to 1,800 sq ft house with a small front and back yard, parking, and side setbacks fits well on a 0.07-acre parcel. The most common build is a one-and-a-half-storey bungalow at 1,600 sq ft on the first floor and a smaller second floor, with a 12-foot driveway leading to a detached or attached single-car garage.
How does 0.07 acres compare to a doubles tennis court?
A US doubles tennis court is 2,808 sq ft. 0.07 acres at 3,049 sq ft is about 109 percent of a doubles tennis court, or just over one. As a square, 0.07 acres has 55.2-foot sides, slightly larger than the 50-foot width of a basketball court. The visualisation that works well: imagine a tennis court with the back fence pushed out by about 6 feet on each side.
Is 0.07 acres a typical bungalow neighbourhood lot?
Yes. The American Craftsman bungalow movement of 1905 to 1930 typically platted lots at 30 ft by 100 ft (3,000 sq ft, 0.069 acres) or 40 ft by 80 ft (3,200 sq ft, 0.073 acres). Many surviving bungalow neighbourhoods in Atlanta (Inman Park, Virginia-Highland), Chicago (Bungalow Belt), Los Angeles (West Adams), and Berkeley (Northbrae) preserve this original lot size. A 0.07-acre lot is the dominant historic parcel in these districts and is locked in by historic-district preservation overlays in many cases.
What house plans fit on 0.07 acres?
Standard house plans designed for small-lot urban infill typically have a footprint of 900 to 1,400 sq ft, leaving 1,600 to 2,100 sq ft of yard, driveway, and setback area on a 0.07-acre lot. The Sears Modern Homes catalogue from 1908 to 1940 included over 100 designs with footprints below 1,200 sq ft, intended for exactly this size of lot. Contemporary small-lot infill builders such as Houseplans.com and the Tumbleweed Tiny Houses catalogue offer dozens of plans in the 900 to 1,400 sq ft footprint range, all of which fit comfortably on 0.07 acres.

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Updated 2026-05-11