Neighbourhoods
This guide covers one neighbourhood, Rockcliffe Park, on the southern bank of the Ottawa River northeast of downtown Ottawa. It was founded in 1864 by Thomas Keefer, organized as a police village in 1908 and became an independent village in 1926. It joined the rest of Ottawa on January 1, 2001. The entire village was designated a Heritage Conservation District in 1977, and the district plan was approved by Ottawa City Council in 2016.
The Rockcliffe Park area has 1 neighbourhoods: and Rockcliffe Park.
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Rockcliffe Park, Ottawa, Ontario. Photo: Pierre André, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons 01Rockcliffe Park
A heritage conservation district on the Ottawa River, with large lots, mature trees and no commercial activity in the village.
Ottawa Neighbourhood Study area: Rockcliffe Park.
Quick answers
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Is Rockcliffe Park a good place to live?
Whether Rockcliffe Park suits you depends on what you want from a neighbourhood. It is a green, low-density heritage village where 97.3% of households own their home and tree canopy covered 52.6% of the area in 2024. It has no commercial activity in the village, and 86.1% of workers commuted by car in the 2021 census.
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Where is Rockcliffe Park in Ottawa?
Rockcliffe Park is a neighbourhood northeast of downtown Ottawa, on the southern bank of the Ottawa River. It is about 3.7 km in a straight line from Parliament Hill. Per City of Ottawa ward data, October 2026, it is in Ward 13 (Rideau-Rockcliffe).
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How far is Rockcliffe Park from downtown Ottawa?
Rockcliffe Park is about 3.7 km from downtown Ottawa as the crow flies, measured to Parliament Hill. Actual travel distance by road will be longer. The nearest O-Train station, Rideau, is about 3.2 km away in a straight line.
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What are homes like in Rockcliffe Park?
Homes in Rockcliffe Park are overwhelmingly single-detached: 91.9% of dwellings in the 2021 census, via the Ottawa Neighbourhood Study. Row houses were 6.3%, and semi-detached houses and apartments were 0.0%. Wikipedia describes houses on large lots set unobtrusively within a green landscape.
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Is Rockcliffe Park walkable?
The Ottawa Neighbourhood Study gives Rockcliffe Park an average Walk Score of 25 and an average Bike Score of 74. In the 2021 census, 5.6% of workers commuted on foot. Wikipedia describes the village's narrow curving roads as lacking curbs or sidewalks.
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Do more people rent or own in Rockcliffe Park?
Far more people own than rent in Rockcliffe Park. In the 2021 census, via the Ottawa Neighbourhood Study, owner households made up 97.3% and renter households 2.7%.
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