Goodwood is recognised for cohesive residential streetscapes developed predominantly between 1880 and 1930. Its heritage housing includes single- and double-fronted cottages, attached cottages, symmetrical and asymmetrical Victorian villas and interwar bungalows. Sandstone and bluestone facades, brick quoins, rendered masonry, chimneys, verandahs and decorative timber or ironwork are characteristic features throughout its older streets.
Parts of Adelaide’s inner-southern plain contain variable alluvial soils and clay-rich subsoils that expand and contract as their moisture content changes. In Goodwood, mature trees, leaking drains, extensive paving and later additions can create uneven moisture conditions around original shallow footings, resulting in stepped cracking or opened mortar joints.
Raised paths and bridged damp-proof courses can also direct moisture and salts into the base of stone or brick walls, where incompatible cement repairs may make the deterioration more severe.