Sue and Noel Radford's net worth and how they fund their ever-growing family

Britain's largest family - The Radfords - are set to get even bigger, but how do they fund their lifestyle? Despite a Cost of Living crisis, and contrary to what some might think, the family don't depend on benefits.

The Radford household is buzzing with excitement as Sue and Noel Radford's eighth daughter, Katie, has announced her pregnancy with her long-term partner. The couple took to Instagram to share the joyous news, with 21 year old Katie setting off a gender reveal cannon to announce they're expecting a boy later this year.

Questions about how Sue Radford manages to support such a large family and afford their substantial £1m home are common. However, the Radfords have built up an impressive net worth independently, without relying on external financial support.

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The family's financial stability comes from Noel's successful bakery business, alongside earnings from their social media presence and television appearances. Additionally, many of the Radford children contribute financially, being of working age.

Despite enjoying luxurious holidays to places like DisneyWorld in Florida, Sue insists that they are not extravagantly wealthy and must budget just like any other family, reports the Mirror.

Sue has been open about their financial status when asked if they were secretly affluent, responding: "Absolutely not, we're definitely not secret millionaires. To me rich would be having the big mansion, the flash cars and quite a few hundred thousand in the bank, to me that would be rich but we are not that."

Despite appearances, the Radford family is far from struggling, with their only financial assistance coming from child benefits. So, what's Sue's net worth and income? Here's what we know....

Radford Pie Company

The Radfords have diversified interests, as seen on the popular Channel 5 show, 22 Kids and Counting. Their 10-bedroom home in Morecambe, Lancashire, which has been featured on the show, is reportedly valued at £975,000 - a figure that seems reasonable given the number of rooms required.

In addition to their property, they also run a successful family bakery business. The Radford Pie Company, situated near their home in Heysham, Lancashire, has been generating a healthy profit for many years.

Noel, the father, manages the bakery and has over 25 years of professional baking experience. In a collaborative effort, Sue handles all incoming orders and serves as the "chief taste tester", while their daughter Chloe spent five years working in the bakery shop.

Their son Daniel also contributes to the family business, taking orders and preparing pies for delivery among other tasks. While it's unclear how much Noel and Sue earn from the Radford Pie Company, fans speculate that it's quite profitable, especially after the family disclosed that their expenses exceeded a million pounds in 2021.

Income from Children's Rent

With a bustling household and financial pressures mounting, the couple gratefully accepts a modest contribution from some of their older children who are still living at home. On their TV programme, one of the elder siblings, Chloe, disclosed: "Us older ones do pay a little bit of board, granted it's not a lot but I am trying to save up for my own house at the moment."

Sue, the mother, elaborated: "We've always said if you want to buy somewhere, rent is dead money so we would rather you saved that money up and stayed at home for a bit longer. But me and Noel believe they should pay board, if they are earning we've always been brought up to pay board."

The family's social media presence is also a significant source of income. Alongside their pie business earnings, Sue and Noel benefit from brand partnerships on social media and their television series. Their YouTube channel boasts an impressive 369,000 subscribers, while their Instagram account has amassed over 500K followers. Additionally, they receive payment for their reality TV show, '22 Kids and Counting'.

Although there have been four seasons of the popular Channel 5 series, the exact figures of their earnings from the show remain undisclosed. Their journey into television began in 2014 with the filming of '15 Kids and Counting,' which quickly catapulted them to fame, and the family has continued to grow ever since.

They've teamed up with some of the biggest names in the business, such as Amazon, EE, and Disney, who can surely provide substantial sums for sponsored content.

When faced with criticism over their spending on their children, Sue responded firmly: "We've worked extremely hard to get to where we are now. I think people forget that we don't just have our bakery, we also work very hard on our media company and filming for our new program just like lots of other 'influencers'. I hate that word but most YouTubers don't also run a very successful business."