diff --git a/src/java/org/apache/poi/ss/util/CellRangeAddressBase.java b/src/java/org/apache/poi/ss/util/CellRangeAddressBase.java
index 9e292929a..080384c3e 100644
--- a/src/java/org/apache/poi/ss/util/CellRangeAddressBase.java
+++ b/src/java/org/apache/poi/ss/util/CellRangeAddressBase.java
@@ -126,6 +126,12 @@ public abstract class CellRangeAddressBase {
 	public final void setLastRow(int lastRow) {
 		_lastRow = lastRow;
 	}
+    /**
+     * @return the size of the range (number of cells in the area).
+     */
+    public int getNumberOfCells() {
+        return (_lastRow - _firstRow + 1) * (_lastCol - _firstCol + 1);
+    }
 
 	public final String toString() {
 		CellReference crA = new CellReference(_firstRow, _firstCol);
diff --git a/src/java/org/apache/poi/ss/util/Region.java b/src/java/org/apache/poi/ss/util/Region.java
index aee3eef0a..27fc792c4 100644
--- a/src/java/org/apache/poi/ss/util/Region.java
+++ b/src/java/org/apache/poi/ss/util/Region.java
@@ -205,6 +205,14 @@ public class Region implements Comparable {
     {
         return compareTo(( Region ) o);
     }
+    
+    /**
+     * @return the size of the region (number of cells in the area).
+     */
+    public int getArea() {
+        return (rowTo - rowFrom + 1) * (colTo - colFrom + 1);
+    }
+    
 
 	/**
 	 * Convert a List of CellRange objects to an array of regions