It is bounded on the south by Richmond Road on the west by Pooler Avenue[citation needed], on the north by the Ottawa River and on the east by the northern prolongation of Sherbourne Avenue.

Woodroffe North has also been referred to as a community within the neighbourhood of Westboro (also known as Westboro Village) which claims its western border to be Woodroffe Avenue.

Originally the homes used to be cottages similar to those in Britannia.

Lockhart Avenue is split up at Richmond Road and continues at Byron and ends at Saville Row in front of Carlingwood.

The area west of New Orchard Avenue is known as Ambleside.