It is situated south of the River Clyde along the banks of the Auldhouse Burn, a tributary of the White Cart Water.

The area takes its name from the former Auldhouse mansion, the oldest house in Glasgow's south side, dating from 1631.

[1] At the time of the Industrial Revolution, the waters of the Auldhouse Burn served the local cotton trade with bleachfields and dye-works associated with the textile mills of nearby Pollokshaws.

[1] The Auldhouse residential area is roughly triangular,[2] with the A77 road forming the eastern boundary.

In addition to Pollokshaws which occupies land to the north and west across the burn and White Cart (which have their confluence in the small Greenbank Park),[1] other nearby areas are Shawlands to the north, Hillpark to the south and Newlands to the east.