Hastings in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Hastings in context

2.43.244.85.6<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
2.43.244.85.6<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
HastingsEngland (Region)United Kingdom (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Hastings plotted against England and United Kingdom. All three follow the same trend in new construction, suggesting a shared regional pattern of development. Most recently, Hastings's incremental SNDi fell from 5.31 to 5.14 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Hastings ranked 31st out of 124 cities in England and 37th out of 143 in United Kingdom as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
5.14
Rank in United Kingdom
104th of 143
Rank in England
94th of 124

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
3.29
Rank in United Kingdom
37th of 143
Rank in England
31st of 124

Rankings go from most connected to most disconnected — rank 1 is the most connected.

What about similarly populated cities?

12345<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
12345<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
HastingsKwaleHelong

In new street additions, Hastings and Kwale both built increasingly disconnected streets from 1975 through 1991-2005, then improved, while Helong built increasingly disconnected streets from 1975 through 1976-1990, then improved. For the full network, Hastings and Kwale both became progressively more disconnected, while Helong grew more disconnected from 1975 through 1991-2005, then improved. Hastings and Kwale have been converging in their street-network character since 1975.