About this Recovery House
Oxford House West Patterson — Sober Living Home in Chapel Hill, North Carolina
Oxford House West Patterson at 741 S. Merritt Mill Rd, Chapel Hill, NC is a resident-run recovery home for women. It is listed with room for 7 residents and 1 reported opening. It sits in Orange County.
Location and vacancy details for Oxford House West Patterson
- Address: 741 S. Merritt Mill Rd, Chapel Hill, NC 27516
- County: Orange
- Resident group: women
- Reported capacity: 7 residents
- Reported vacancies: 1 reported opening
- Interview schedule: Tuesday at 7:30pm
- Contact: Contact Yolanda at (252) 370-4387
- House phone: (919) 914-6320
- 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 Tuesday at 7:30pm. Contact Yolanda at (252) 370-4387 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
Typical sober living in North Carolina costs around $170 a week. Oxford House residents split the house's actual running costs equally rather than paying a set rent, so this home's share may be different — the house is the only source for its own figure. By way of comparison, North Carolina's median gross rent is $1,228 monthly. For those who cannot pay, County opioid-settlement Recovery Housing Support and NC Commerce CDBG Recovery Housing Program are among the state-funded routes used. The agency behind it is North Carolina Dept. of Health and Human Services, Division of Mental Health,.
The Oxford House model and the resident interview
Oxford Houses are resident-governed homes, paid for by the members themselves and substance-free as a condition of membership. New members are interviewed and admitted by the current residents, so the vacancy count reserves nothing.
Certification and oversight in North Carolina
No state licence is required to run a recovery residence in North Carolina. North Carolina Association of Recovery Residences (NCARR) runs the voluntary certification scheme as the state's NARR affiliate. Because Oxford Houses are chartered nationally by Oxford House, Inc. rather than certified locally, they seldom show on a state registry. North Carolina publishes its certified-residence directory. North Carolina Fair Housing Law (North Carolina General Statutes Section 41A-4) applies alongside the federal Fair Housing Act.
Nearby Oxford Houses in Chapel Hill and Orange County
The closest other Oxford Houses in this directory are Oxford House Merritt Mill in Chapel Hill, about 0.1 miles away; Oxford House Lloyd Summit in Carrboro, about 0.7 miles away; Oxford House Gardner Circle in Carrboro, about 0.9 miles away — straight-line distances, not driving routes. This directory lists 20 in Chapel Hill, 25 across Orange County, 326 in North Carolina. Browse recovery housing in Chapel Hill or sober living across North Carolina.
Availability was last reported 08/11/2026. A listed bed can go in a day. Call before making a discharge or travel plan.
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.
