Acres to Square Feet Converter
Convert between acres, square feet, square metres, hectares, square miles, and square yards instantly.
Area Converter
Acres
1
Square Feet (ft²)
43,560
Square Metres (m²)
4,046.86
Hectares
0.404686
Square Miles
0.001563
Square Yards (yd²)
4,840
Land Area Reference Points
| Location / Object | Acres | Hectares | m² |
|---|---|---|---|
| Football pitch | 1.76 | 0.712247 | 7,122.47 |
| Wembley Stadium pitch | 2 | 0.809372 | 8,093.71 |
| Trafalgar Square | 1 | 0.404686 | 4,046.86 |
| Hyde Park, London | 350 | 141.64 | 1,416,399.6 |
| Average UK farm | 217 | 87.8169 | 878,167.75 |
| Central Park, New York | 843 | 341.15 | 3,411,499.61 |
| 1 square mile | 640 | 259 | 2,589,987.84 |
Quick Reference
1 acre = 43,560 sq ft
1 acre = 4,047 m²
1 acre = 0.4047 hectares
1 hectare = 2.471 acres
1 sq mile = 640 acres
1 acre = 4,840 sq yards
Acres, Hectares, and Square Feet — Which Unit Should You Use?
In the UK, land area is commonly measured in acres for agricultural and rural land, and in square metres or square feet for residential and commercial property. One acre equals 43,560 square feet or approximately 4,047 square metres. The hectare — used widely in Europe and in scientific contexts — is equal to 10,000 square metres, or approximately 2.47 acres.
The acre has its origins in medieval England and was originally defined as the amount of land a yoke of oxen could plough in a single day. Today it remains the standard unit for measuring farmland, estates, and large plots in the UK and United States. Estate agents in the UK typically quote garden sizes in acres for properties with more than half an acre of land.
For property searches, planning applications, and land registry documents in the UK, you will often encounter both acres and hectares. The Land Registry uses hectares as its official unit of measurement. This converter lets you switch between all common area units instantly, with real-world reference points to help you visualise what different areas actually look like.