Nuneaton in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Nuneaton in context

3.54.24.95.6<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
3.54.24.95.6<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
NuneatonEngland (Region)United Kingdom (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Nuneaton plotted against England and United Kingdom. The SNDi of new construction in Nuneaton rose steadily, compared to England which peaked in 1991-2005 and United Kingdom which peaked in 1991-2005. Most recently, Nuneaton's incremental SNDi rose from 5.37 to 5.69 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Nuneaton ranked 112th out of 124 cities in England and 126th out of 143 in United Kingdom as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
5.69
Rank in United Kingdom
124th of 143
Rank in England
109th of 124

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
4.22
Rank in United Kingdom
126th of 143
Rank in England
112th of 124

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

What about similarly populated cities?

23456<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
23456<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
NuneatonShouzhangDevakottai

In new street additions, Nuneaton and Devakottai both built increasingly disconnected streets over time, while Shouzhang fluctuated in its street-construction patterns. For the full network, Nuneaton and Devakottai both became progressively more disconnected, while Shouzhang fluctuated in connectivity.