About this Recovery House
Oxford House Mathers — Sober Living in Asheville, North Carolina
Oxford House Mathers is a drug- and alcohol-free shared home for men in Asheville, North Carolina. Directory records show a capacity of 7 with 1 reported opening. Buncombe County is the surrounding county.
Oxford House Mathers — house details
- Address: 6 Shady Cove Ln, Asheville, NC 28805
- County: Buncombe
- Resident group: men
- Reported capacity: 7 residents
- Reported vacancies: 1 reported opening
- Interview schedule: Wednesday at 8:30pm
- Contact: Contact David at (828) 641-1849
- House phone: (828) 575-9770
- Map: View the reported location
At 7 beds it is smaller than most of the 326 Oxford Houses listed in North Carolina. The last report put 6 of those 7 beds in use, leaving 1 reported opening. Interview times are listed as Wednesday at 8:30pm. Contact David at (828) 641-1849 to confirm the opening, the interview time and what is needed to move in.
Cost of recovery housing in North Carolina
In North Carolina, a bed in sober living commonly runs about $170 a week. Because Oxford House members share the home's real expenses instead of paying rent, this house's share may sit above or below that; only the residents can say. Median gross rent in North Carolina, for comparison, is $1,228 a month. Help with the share is available through state programmes including 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 the state agency that oversees this funding.
What to know before calling an Oxford House
Oxford Houses are managed day to day by their residents, financially self-supporting and required to stay substance-free. New members are accepted by the existing membership, so calling the house is the only way to learn what is actually free.
Is sober living regulated in North Carolina?
Recovery residences are not state-licensed in North Carolina. Homes that want certification apply to North Carolina Association of Recovery Residences (NCARR), the state NARR affiliate. Certification by the state affiliate and an Oxford House charter are different things; this home holds the latter. The state's list of certified residences is published here. Protection runs from the federal Fair Housing Act and North Carolina Fair Housing Law (North Carolina General Statutes Section 41A-4).
Oxford Houses near Asheville, NC
The closest other Oxford Houses in this directory are Oxford House Gorgo in Asheville, about 0.6 miles away; Oxford House Aurora Ii in Asheville, about 1.2 miles away; Oxford House Dagobah in Asheville, about 1.5 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.
Last vacancy update: 09/09/2026. Openings and interview times change without notice. Check with the residents before relying on any of it.
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.
