About this Recovery House
Oxford House Bay Lea in Toms River, New Jersey — Sober Living for women
Oxford House Bay Lea at 896 Indian Hill Rd, Toms River, NJ is a resident-run recovery home for women, including women with children. Records show room for 7 residents and 3 reported openings. Ocean County is the surrounding county.
Oxford House Bay Lea in Toms River — current listing information
- Address: 896 Indian Hill Rd, Toms River, NJ 08753
- County: Ocean
- Resident group: women, including women with children
- Reported capacity: 7 residents
- Reported vacancies: 3 reported openings
- Interview schedule: Tuesday at 9:00am
- Contact: Contact Jennifer at (848) 395-6766
- House phone: (732) 349-0580
- Map: View the reported location
At 7 beds it is smaller than most of the 172 Oxford Houses listed in New Jersey. The last report put 4 of those 7 beds in use, leaving 3 reported openings. Interview times are listed as Tuesday at 9:00am. Contact Jennifer at (848) 395-6766 to confirm the opening, the interview time and what is needed to move in.
Cost of recovery housing in New Jersey
In New Jersey, a bed in sober living commonly runs about $210 a week. Members of an Oxford House split the real cost of running the home, so this house's share is its own — the residents are the only ones who can quote it. Median gross rent statewide in New Jersey is $1,720 a month, for context. federal Recovery Housing Program and NJ FamilyCare Housing Supports are among the public routes that pay for recovery-housing beds here. The agency behind it is New Jersey Dept. of Community Affairs, Division of Codes and Standards, Bureau.
The Oxford House model and the resident interview
Oxford Houses are managed day to day by their residents, paid for by the members themselves and alcohol- and drug-free by charter. New members are voted in by the current residents, so a reported vacancy is a starting point, not a reservation.
Certification and oversight in New Jersey
New Jersey is a licensing state for recovery residences. This home is chartered by Oxford House, Inc. rather than certified by the state affiliate, so it will not normally be on the certified list. A directory of certified residences is maintained for the state. Fair housing protection comes from federal law and from New Jersey Fair Housing Law (Law Against Discrimination) (New Jersey Revised Statutes Section 10:5-12).
Nearby Oxford Houses in Toms River and Ocean County
The closest other Oxford Houses in this directory are Oxford House Vulcan in Toms River, about 0.7 miles away; Oxford House Ross Street in Toms River, about 1.5 miles away; Oxford House Mcguire Drive in Toms River, about 1.7 miles away — straight-line distances, not driving routes. This directory lists 11 in Toms River, 30 across Ocean County, 172 in New Jersey. Browse recovery housing in Toms River or sober living across New Jersey.
This reflects a vacancy report from 09/08/2026. Interview nights and contacts are both liable to change. Check with the residents before relying on any of it.
Oxford House in New Jersey
Oxford House is a publicly supported, non-profit network connecting all Oxford House recovery homes or sober houses. Oxford House sober living is a concept in recovery for a democratically run, self-supporting, and drug-free home. Homes range from six to fifteen; there is sober living for men, sober houses for women, and some recovery homes for women with children. Read more about Oxford House and the Sober House Directory.
In New Jersey, Oxford House offers sober living typically with very reasonable cost and promoting resident recovery through a peer-supported model run by the men and women in the sober house. Established in 1975 and continuing to this day, Oxford House boasts over 2,000 homes and growing across the globe.
The Sober House Business
Oxford House offers a platform for peer-lead recovery homes. If you are interested in opening a sober house as a business venture, get in touch with Vanderburgh Communities for more information.
