Wakefield in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Wakefield 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
WakefieldEngland (Region)United Kingdom (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Wakefield plotted against England and United Kingdom. All three follow the same trend in new construction, suggesting a shared regional pattern of development. Most recently, Wakefield's incremental SNDi fell from 5.73 to 5.32 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Wakefield ranked 90th out of 124 cities in England and 101st out of 143 in United Kingdom as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
5.32
Rank in United Kingdom
116th of 143
Rank in England
102nd of 124

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
3.87
Rank in United Kingdom
101st of 143
Rank in England
90th 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
WakefieldBoiseBialystok

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