About this Recovery House
Oxford House Benfield — Recovery Housing in New Bern, North Carolina
Oxford House Benfield is a self-governed recovery residence for men in New Bern, North Carolina. The house reports space for 8 residents and 1 reported opening. Craven County is the surrounding county.
Oxford House Benfield — residence information
- Address: 1310 Benfield Ave, New Bern, NC 28562
- County: Craven
- Resident group: men
- Reported capacity: 8 residents
- Reported vacancies: 1 reported opening
- Interview schedule: daily at 6:00pm
- Contact: Contact Curtis at (252) 495-3946
- House phone: (252) 631-1524
- 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 daily at 6:00pm. Contact Curtis at (252) 495-3946 to confirm the opening, the interview time and what is needed to move in.
What a bed costs in North Carolina, and what help exists
Sober living across North Carolina averages roughly $170 a week. Oxford House works on an equal share of what the home actually costs, not a set rent, so treat that as the market rather than this address. For scale, renting privately in North Carolina has a median gross rent of $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. Funding of this kind runs through North Carolina Dept. of Health and Human Services, Division of Mental Health,.
How an Oxford House is run
Oxford Houses are run by their members rather than by staff, financially self-supporting and substance-free as a condition of membership. New members are taken on by the people already living there, so a listed opening is a reason to call rather than a bed held in anyone's name.
Recovery housing standards 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. Oxford Houses are chartered by Oxford House, Inc. rather than certified by a state affiliate, so this home will not usually appear on a state certification 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.
Other Oxford Houses near New Bern, NC
The closest other Oxford Houses in this directory are Oxford House 37th Street in New Bern, about 0.4 miles away; Oxford House Pasteur in New Bern, about 1.8 miles away — straight-line distances, not driving routes. This directory lists 3 in New Bern, 326 in North Carolina. Browse recovery housing in New Bern or sober living across North Carolina.
The vacancy figures above date from 09/10/2026. Bed counts and contacts change between updates. Check with the residents before relying on any of it.
Oxford House in 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.
