Maidstone in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Maidstone in context

3.64.24.8<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
3.64.24.8<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
MaidstoneEngland (Region)United Kingdom (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Maidstone plotted against England and United Kingdom. The SNDi of new construction in Maidstone rose steadily, compared to England which peaked in 1991-2005 and United Kingdom which peaked in 1991-2005. Most recently, Maidstone's incremental SNDi rose from 5.07 to 5.18 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Maidstone ranked 108th out of 124 cities in England and 122nd out of 143 in United Kingdom as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
5.18
Rank in United Kingdom
107th of 143
Rank in England
96th of 124

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
4.17
Rank in United Kingdom
122nd of 143
Rank in England
108th of 124

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

What about similarly populated cities?

2.83.54.24.95.6<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
2.83.54.24.95.6<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
MaidstoneEsnaRasra

In new street additions, Maidstone and Esna both built increasingly disconnected streets over time, while Rasra built increasingly connected streets from 1975 through 1976-1990, then shifted to more disconnected patterns. For the full network, Maidstone and Esna both became progressively more disconnected, while Rasra became more connected from 1975 through 1976-1990, then grew more sprawly from 1976-1990 onwards. Maidstone and Rasra have been converging in their street-network character since 1975.