Torquay in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Torquay in context

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

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Torquay plotted against England and United Kingdom. All three follow the same trend in new construction, suggesting a shared regional pattern of development. Most recently, Torquay's incremental SNDi fell from 4.57 to 4.33 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Torquay ranked 30th out of 124 cities in England and 36th out of 143 in United Kingdom as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
4.33
Rank in United Kingdom
82nd of 143
Rank in England
74th of 124

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
3.28
Rank in United Kingdom
36th of 143
Rank in England
30th of 124

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

What about similarly populated cities?

1.82.73.64.5<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
1.82.73.64.5<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
TorquaySlovianskQuoc Oai

In new street additions, Torquay and Sloviansk both built increasingly disconnected streets from 1975 through 1991-2005, then improved, while Quốc Oai built increasingly connected streets over time. For the full network, Torquay and Sloviansk both became progressively more disconnected, while Quốc Oai became progressively more connected. Torquay and Quốc Oai have been converging in their street-network character since 1975.