About this Recovery House
Oxford House Church Street — Women Sober Living in Asheville, North Carolina
Oxford House Church Street is a self-governed recovery residence for women in Asheville, North Carolina. The residence reports 8 beds and 1 reported opening. Buncombe County covers this address.
Reported information for Oxford House Church Street
- Address: 95 Church Street, Asheville, NC 28801
- County: Buncombe
- Resident group: women
- Reported capacity: 8 residents
- Reported vacancies: 1 reported opening
- Interview schedule: Wednesday at 5:00pm
- Contact: Call (828) 230-3724
- House phone: (828) 258-1560
- Map: View the reported location
At 8 beds it is about average among the 326 Oxford Houses listed in North Carolina. The last report put 7 of those 8 beds in use, leaving 1 reported opening. Interview times are listed as Wednesday at 5:00pm. Call (828) 230-3724 to confirm the opening, the interview time and what is needed to move in.
What sober living costs in North Carolina, and how residents pay for it
Sober living across North Carolina averages roughly $170 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 in North Carolina, for comparison, is $1,228 a month. Residents who cannot cover a share outright often go through state-funded routes such as County opioid-settlement Recovery Housing Support and NC Commerce CDBG Recovery Housing Program. North Carolina Dept. of Health and Human Services, Division of Mental Health, is where that funding sits.
How the Oxford House model works
Oxford Houses are self-governing households, funded by an equal share from each resident and abstinence-based by rule. New members are accepted by the people already living there, so a listed opening is a reason to call rather than a bed held in anyone's name.
How recovery housing is regulated in North Carolina
North Carolina has no licensing regime for recovery housing. Homes that want certification apply to North Carolina Association of Recovery Residences (NCARR), the state NARR affiliate. An Oxford House holds a charter from Oxford House, Inc. instead of state affiliate certification, which is why it is generally absent from state certified-home lists. You can browse the certified residences in North Carolina. Residents are covered by the Fair Housing Act federally and by North Carolina Fair Housing Law (North Carolina General Statutes Section 41A-4).
If Oxford House Church Street is full — other houses near Asheville
The closest other Oxford Houses in this directory are Oxford House Varsity in Asheville, about 0.6 miles away; Oxford House Wyoming in Asheville, about 1.1 miles away; Oxford House Gamora in Asheville, about 1.2 miles away — straight-line distances, not driving routes. This directory lists 27 in Asheville, 326 in North Carolina. Browse recovery housing in Asheville or sober living across North Carolina.
This reflects a vacancy report from 09/10/2026. Bed counts and contacts change between updates. Confirm both with the house before travelling.
Oxford House North Carolina
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 North Carolina, 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.
