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m²
272.25
ft²
30.25
yd²
0.00625
acres
0.025
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m²
272.25
ft²
30.25
yd²
0.00625
acres
0.025
roods
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ha
The Perches to Square Meters Converter converts the historical land area unit perch (also called a pole or rod) to square meters. One perch equals 25.29285264 square meters (272.25 square feet). This conversion is essential for interpreting historical property records, land surveys, and old deeds.
The perch (or square perch) is the smallest traditional English unit of land area, still found in property records across the United Kingdom, Ireland, Australia, Sri Lanka, and other former British colonies. A square perch is the area of a square measuring one rod (16.5 feet or 5.5 yards) on each side.
In the traditional acres-roods-perches (A-R-P) system: 1 acre = 4 roods = 160 perches. This system was used for centuries to describe land parcels and remains relevant for anyone researching historical properties, resolving boundary disputes involving old surveys, or converting legacy property records to modern units.
In Sri Lanka, the perch remains in active use for real estate transactions, making this converter particularly useful for property buyers and sellers in that market.
The formula: square meters = perches × 25.29285264. One perch = 1 rod × 1 rod = 16.5 ft × 16.5 ft = 272.25 ft². Since 1 ft = 0.3048 m, we get 1 ft² = 0.09290304 m², so 272.25 × 0.09290304 = 25.29285264 m². For acres: acres = perches ÷ 160.
For scale, 1 perch (about 25.3 m²) is roughly the size of a small room or large parking space. A typical suburban house lot in Sri Lanka might be 10-20 perches (253-506 m²). In old English records, a typical cottage plot was 2-5 perches.
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10 perches = 252.9 m² — a small garden
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40 perches = 1 rood = 1/4 acre
1 perch = 25.29285264 m² (approximately 25.3 m²).
A perch (also called a pole or rod) is a traditional English unit of area equal to 272.25 square feet (a 16.5 ft × 16.5 ft square).
There are 160 perches in 1 acre (4 roods × 40 perches per rood).
Yes, particularly in Sri Lanka for real estate. It also appears in historical property records in the UK, Ireland, and Australia.
They are the same unit. Perch, pole, and rod all refer to 16.5 feet (5.5 yards) as a length, or 272.25 ft² as an area.
1 rood = 40 perches.
Divide by 160. For example, 80 perches = 0.5 acres.
In Sri Lanka, land is commonly measured and sold in perches. A typical residential plot ranges from 6 to 40 perches.
A-R-P stands for Acres, Roods, Perches. For example, 2A-3R-15P = 2 acres + 3 roods + 15 perches = 2 × 160 + 3 × 40 + 15 = 455 perches total.
1 perch = 272.25 square feet (16.5 ft × 16.5 ft).
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