About this Recovery House
Oxford House Shady Lawn Place: Sober Living in Greensboro, North Carolina
Oxford House Shady Lawn Place is a drug- and alcohol-free shared home for men in Greensboro, North Carolina. The house reports space for 7 residents and no reported openings. The address is in Guilford County.
Oxford House Shady Lawn Place — house details
- Address: 2511 Shady Lawn Drive, Greensboro, NC 27408
- County: Guilford
- Resident group: men
- Reported capacity: 7 residents
- Reported vacancies: no reported openings
- Interview schedule: Sunday at 6:00pm
- Contact: Contact Dean W at (743) 222-8244
- House phone: (336) 279-0501
- Map: View the reported location
At 7 beds it is smaller than most of the 326 Oxford Houses listed in North Carolina. The last vacancy report showed all 7 beds spoken for. Interview times are listed as Sunday at 6:00pm. Contact Dean W at (743) 222-8244 to confirm the opening, the interview time and what is needed to move in.
Paying for sober living in North Carolina
Expect sober living in North Carolina to run about $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. Median gross rent statewide in North Carolina is $1,228 a month, for context. Where paying the share is not possible, state-funded help such as County opioid-settlement Recovery Housing Support and NC Commerce CDBG Recovery Housing Program is the usual route. North Carolina Dept. of Health and Human Services, Division of Mental Health, administers that funding at state level.
How the Oxford House model works
Oxford Houses are managed day to day by their residents, paid for by the members themselves and substance-free as a condition of membership. New members are approved by the existing membership, 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 does not license this kind of housing. Certification is voluntary and administered by North Carolina Association of Recovery Residences (NCARR), the NARR affiliate for the state. Oxford Houses run on a charter from Oxford House, Inc., not state certification, so expect this address to be missing from the state list. Certified homes in North Carolina are listed here. North Carolina Fair Housing Law (North Carolina General Statutes Section 41A-4) applies alongside the federal Fair Housing Act.
Oxford Houses near Greensboro, NC
The closest other Oxford Houses in this directory are Oxford House North Elam in Greensboro, about 0.8 miles away; Oxford House Fleming in Greensboro, about 1.0 mile away; Oxford House Hobbs Road in Greensboro, about 1.3 miles away — straight-line distances, not driving routes. This directory lists 27 in Greensboro, 33 across Guilford County, 326 in North Carolina. Browse recovery housing in Greensboro or sober living across North Carolina.
The vacancy figures above date from 09/07/2026. Recovery housing vacancies move quickly. 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.
