About this Recovery House
Oxford House Melbourne — Recovery Housing in Ventnor, New Jersey
Oxford House Melbourne is a peer-run sober living home for women at 124 N Lafayette Ave, Ventnor, NJ. Directory records show a capacity of 10 with 2 reported openings. Atlantic County covers this address.
Oxford House Melbourne in Ventnor — current listing information
- Address: 124 N Lafayette Ave, Ventnor, NJ 08406
- County: Atlantic
- Resident group: women
- Reported capacity: 10 residents
- Reported vacancies: 2 reported openings
- Interview schedule: Tuesday at 4:30pm
- Contact: Contact Ellie at (315) 760-7727
- Map: View the reported location
At 10 beds it is larger than most of the 172 Oxford Houses listed in New Jersey. The last report put 8 of those 10 beds in use, leaving 2 reported openings. Interview times are listed as Tuesday at 4:30pm. Contact Ellie at (315) 760-7727 to confirm the opening, the interview time and what is needed to move in.
Cost of recovery housing in New Jersey
Typical sober living in New Jersey costs around $210 a week. Oxford Houses work differently: members divide the home's real costs between them rather than paying a fixed rent, so ask the house what its share comes to. For scale, renting privately in New Jersey has a median gross rent of $1,720 a month. Residents who cannot cover a share outright often go through state-funded routes such as federal Recovery Housing Program and NJ FamilyCare Housing Supports. New Jersey Dept. of Community Affairs, Division of Codes and Standards, Bureau is the state body to start with.
How the Oxford House model works, and how to apply
Oxford Houses are run by the people who live in them, covered by the members' equal shares and free of alcohol and drugs. New members are approved by the people already living there, so a reported vacancy is a starting point, not a reservation.
Recovery residence standards and oversight in New Jersey
A state licence is required to operate a recovery residence in New Jersey. 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. The certified-residence list for New Jersey is published here. 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).
If Oxford House Melbourne is full — other houses near Ventnor
The closest other Oxford Houses in this directory are Oxford House Baelish in Ventnor, about 0.9 miles away; Oxford House Victorian in Ventnor City, about 1.2 miles away; Oxford House Balerion in Ventnor, about 1.4 miles away — straight-line distances, not driving routes. This directory lists 3 in Ventnor, 24 across Atlantic County, 172 in New Jersey. Browse sober living across New Jersey.
This reflects a vacancy report from 09/07/2026. Interview nights and contacts are both liable to change. Call before making a discharge or travel plan.
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.
