Keighley in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Keighley in context

3.244.85.6<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
3.244.85.6<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
KeighleyEngland (Region)United Kingdom (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Keighley plotted against England and United Kingdom. The SNDi of new construction in Keighley rose steadily, compared to England which peaked in 1991-2005 and United Kingdom which peaked in 1991-2005. Most recently, Keighley's incremental SNDi rose from 5.74 to 6.01 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Keighley ranked 82nd out of 124 cities in England and 93rd out of 143 in United Kingdom as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
6.01
Rank in United Kingdom
134th of 143
Rank in England
116th of 124

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
3.8
Rank in United Kingdom
93rd of 143
Rank in England
82nd of 124

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

What about similarly populated cities?

34567<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
34567<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
KeighleyYataLa Orotava

In new street additions, Keighley and Yata both built increasingly disconnected streets over time, while La Orotava built increasingly disconnected streets from 1975 through 1976-1990, then improved. For the full network, Keighley and Yata both became progressively more disconnected, while La Orotava grew more disconnected from 1975 through 1976-1990, then improved. Notably, Keighley had a more sprawly network than Yata in 1975 but the two have since reversed their relative ranking.