bˈoːɹdɚd tə ðə sˈaʊθ baɪ ðə ɹˈɪvɚ tˈeɪ, tə ðə nˈɔːɹθ baɪ blˈæknəs ænd tə ðɪ ˈiːst baɪ ðə sˈɪɾi sˈɛntɚ, ðə wˈɛst ˈɛnd ɪz pɹaɪmˈɛɹᵻli ɐn ˈæfluːənt ɹˌɛzᵻdˈɛnʃəl ˈɛɹiə sɚɹˈaʊndɪŋ ɪts mˈeɪn kəmˈɜːʃəl θˈʌɹoʊfˌɛɹ, pˈɜːθ ɹˈoʊd, ænd ðə mˈeɪn kˈæmpəs ʌvðə jˌuːnɪvˈɜːsᵻɾi ʌv dˈʌndiː.
Bordered to the south by the River Tay, to the north by Blackness and to the east by the city centre, the West End is primarily an affluent residential area surrounding its main commercial thoroughfare, Perth Road, and the main campus of the University of Dundee.