Stoke-on-Trent in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Stoke-on-Trent in context

33.64.24.8<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
33.64.24.8<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
Stoke-on-TrentEngland (Region)United Kingdom (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Stoke-on-Trent plotted against England and United Kingdom. All three follow the same trend in new construction, suggesting a shared regional pattern of development. Most recently, Stoke-on-Trent's incremental SNDi fell from 4.07 to 3.78 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Stoke-on-Trent ranked 23rd out of 124 cities in England and 28th out of 143 in United Kingdom as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
3.78
Rank in United Kingdom
52nd of 143
Rank in England
46th of 124

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
3.12
Rank in United Kingdom
28th of 143
Rank in England
23rd of 124

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

What about similarly populated cities?

1.42.12.83.54.2<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
1.42.12.83.54.2<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
Stoke-on-TrentTimisoaraNeiva

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