Reigate in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Reigate in context

33.544.55<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
33.544.55<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
ReigateEngland (Region)United Kingdom (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Reigate plotted against England and United Kingdom. All three follow the same trend in new construction, suggesting a shared regional pattern of development. Most recently, Reigate's incremental SNDi fell from 4.22 to 3.51 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Reigate ranked 53rd out of 124 cities in England and 61st out of 143 in United Kingdom as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
3.51
Rank in United Kingdom
31st of 143
Rank in England
27th of 124

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
3.49
Rank in United Kingdom
61st of 143
Rank in England
53rd of 124

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

What about similarly populated cities?

2.12.83.54.2<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
2.12.83.54.2<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
ReigateGaoyangShiroro

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