About this Recovery House
Oxford House Ironhorse: Sober Living in Charlotte, North Carolina
Oxford House Ironhorse is a drug- and alcohol-free shared home for women, including women with children in Charlotte, North Carolina. The house reports space for 9 residents and 3 reported openings. Mecklenburg County covers this address.
Oxford House Ironhorse — key facts for prospective residents
- Address: 7501 Riding Trail Rd, Charlotte, NC 28212
- County: Mecklenburg
- Resident group: women, including women with children
- Reported capacity: 9 residents
- Reported vacancies: 3 reported openings
- Interview schedule: Friday at 9:00am
- Contact: Contact Madi at (704) 241-1171
- House phone: (980) 207-3932
- Map: View the reported location
At 9 beds it is about average among the 326 Oxford Houses listed in North Carolina. The last report put 6 of those 9 beds in use, leaving 3 reported openings. Interview times are listed as Friday at 9:00am. Contact Madi at (704) 241-1171 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. An Oxford House does not set a rent — members split what the house actually costs to run, so the figure here is a guide to the market, not to this home. For scale, renting privately in North Carolina has a median gross rent of $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. That money is administered by North Carolina Dept. of Health and Human Services, Division of Mental Health,.
How the Oxford House model works
Oxford Houses are self-governing households, self-funding and alcohol- and drug-free by charter. New members are approved by a house vote, so an opening is not the same thing as an acceptance.
Certification and oversight in North Carolina
North Carolina does not licence recovery residences as facilities. North Carolina Association of Recovery Residences (NCARR) runs the voluntary certification scheme as the state's 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. North Carolina publishes its certified-residence directory. Protection runs from the federal Fair Housing Act and North Carolina Fair Housing Law (North Carolina General Statutes Section 41A-4).
If Oxford House Ironhorse is full — other houses near Charlotte
The closest other Oxford Houses in this directory are Oxford House Survivor in Charlotte, about 0.9 miles away; Oxford House Vanguard in Charlotte, about 1.7 miles away; Oxford House Bluff Wood Cove in Charlotte, about 1.8 miles away — straight-line distances, not driving routes. This directory lists 40 in Charlotte, 41 across Mecklenburg County, 326 in North Carolina. Browse recovery housing in Charlotte or sober living across North Carolina.
Last vacancy update: 09/04/2026. Recovery housing vacancies move quickly. Ring the house before arranging anything.
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.
