Westboro
Ottawa Real Estate
Housing stock in Westboro: Post-war detached and bungalow (1950s–1970s) + 2000s+ mid-rise and townhouse infill. CREA's townhouse benchmark for the Ottawa region covering Ottawa is $557,500 (May 2026) — the index is published per board, not per neighbourhood.
Living in Westboro
Architectural era · Post-war detached and bungalow (1950s–1970s) + 2000s+ mid-rise and townhouse infill
Westboro grew as a postwar Ottawa residential district and has been the primary target of Ottawa's post-2005 gentrification wave — Richmond Road between Kirkwood and Golden Avenue is now one of Canada's premier neighborhood retail strips. Westboro Beach along the Ottawa River is the neighborhood's signature natural amenity, and the Confederation Line LRT (opened 2019) anchors transit access.
Westboro scores.
Third-party walkability, transit, and cycling scores — neighbourhood-level snapshot from Walk Score. Scores are per-address in reality; treat these as a directional guide.
Walk Score
91
/ 100
Transit Score
82
/ 100
Bike Score
94
/ 100
Transit access
Westboro Station
O-Train Line 1 · Confederation Line
Tunney's Pasture Station
O-Train Line 1 · Confederation Line
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Who buys here
End-user professional families, downsizing empty-nesters, and Confederation-Line-oriented commuters. Very low investor share.
On neighbourhood pricing: CREA publishes the MLS® Home Price Index per real estate board, not per neighbourhood, and IndiBrick does not currently license an MLS® feed — so we publish no median price, inventory count or days-on-market for Westboro specifically. For regional context, the Ottawa townhouse benchmark is $557,500 as of the May 2026 release. A licensed advisor can pull current Westboro listings and recent comparables from the MLS® on request.
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Westboro FAQ
What is Westboro in Ottawa known for?
Westboro grew as a postwar Ottawa residential district and has been the primary target of Ottawa's post-2005 gentrification wave — Richmond Road between Kirkwood and Golden Avenue is now one of Canada's premier neighborhood retail strips. Westboro Beach along the Ottawa River is the neighborhood's signature natural amenity, and the Confederation Line LRT (opened 2019) anchors transit access.
What kind of homes are in Westboro?
Westboro's housing stock is predominantly post-war detached and bungalow (1950s–1970s) + 2000s+ mid-rise and townhouse infill. Buyers here are typically end-user professional families, downsizing empty-nesters, and Confederation-Line-oriented commuters. Very low investor share.
What transit serves Westboro?
Westboro is served by Westboro Station (O-Train Line 1 · Confederation Line); Tunney's Pasture Station (O-Train Line 1 · Confederation Line). Walk Score rates the neighbourhood 82/100 for transit access.
What do homes cost around Westboro?
CREA publishes the MLS® Home Price Index at the real estate board level, not per neighbourhood, so there is no published benchmark specific to Westboro. The townhouse benchmark for the Ottawa reporting region that covers Ottawa is $557,500 as of the May 2026 release. Neighbourhood-level pricing varies substantially within any city — a licensed advisor can pull current Westboro inventory and recent comparables from the MLS® for you.
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