Burnley in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Burnley in context

23456<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
23456<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
BurnleyEngland (Region)United Kingdom (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Burnley plotted against England and United Kingdom. The SNDi of new construction in Burnley rose steadily, compared to England which peaked in 1991-2005 and United Kingdom which peaked in 1991-2005. Most recently, Burnley's incremental SNDi rose from 5.13 to 6.34 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Burnley ranked 1st out of 124 cities in England and 2nd out of 143 in United Kingdom as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
6.34
Rank in United Kingdom
142nd of 143
Rank in England
123rd of 124

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
2.63
Rank in United Kingdom
2nd of 143
Rank in England
1st 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
BurnleyTorbat-e HeydariehBaghpat

While Torbat-e Heydarieh and Baghpat both fluctuated in its street-construction patterns, Burnley built increasingly disconnected streets over time in new street additions. For the full network, Burnley and Torbat-e Heydarieh both became progressively more disconnected, while Baghpat became more connected from 1975 through 1991-2005, then grew more sprawly from 1991-2005 onwards.