Hull in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Hull in context

3.64.55.46.3<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
3.64.55.46.3<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
HullEngland (Region)United Kingdom (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Hull plotted against England and United Kingdom. All three follow the same trend in new construction, suggesting a shared regional pattern of development. Most recently, Hull's incremental SNDi fell from 6.3 to 6.28 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Hull ranked 113th out of 124 cities in England and 129th out of 143 in United Kingdom as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
6.28
Rank in United Kingdom
140th of 143
Rank in England
121st of 124

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
4.3
Rank in United Kingdom
129th of 143
Rank in England
113th of 124

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

What about similarly populated cities?

3456<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
3456<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
HullNajibabadNovokuznetsk

In new street additions, Hull built increasingly disconnected streets from 1975 through 1991-2005, then improved, while Najibabad fluctuated in its street-construction patterns and Novokuznetsk built increasingly disconnected streets over time. For the full street network, though, all three cities follow the same trend. Hull and Najibabad have been converging in their street-network character since 1975.