About this Recovery House
Oxford House Lorimer — Recovery Housing in Raleigh, North Carolina
Oxford House Lorimer is a drug- and alcohol-free shared home for men in Raleigh, North Carolina. The house reports space for 9 residents and 1 reported opening. Wake County covers this address.
Location and vacancy details for Oxford House Lorimer
- Address: 901 Lorimer Road, Raleigh, NC 27606
- County: Wake
- Resident group: men
- Reported capacity: 9 residents
- Reported vacancies: 1 reported opening
- Interview schedule: Monday at 5:00pm
- Contact: Contact Henry at (910) 985-7828
- House phone: (919) 851-1756
- 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 8 of those 9 beds in use, leaving 1 reported opening. Interview times are listed as Monday at 5:00pm. Contact Henry at (910) 985-7828 to confirm the opening, the interview time and what is needed to move in.
Sober living costs and rent help in North Carolina
Typical sober living in North Carolina costs around $170 a week. Oxford Houses work differently: members divide the home's real costs between them rather than paying a fixed rent, so ask the house what its share comes to. Against that, the median gross rent in North Carolina is $1,228 a month. County opioid-settlement Recovery Housing Support and NC Commerce CDBG Recovery Housing Program are among the public routes that pay for recovery-housing beds here. North Carolina Dept. of Health and Human Services, Division of Mental Health, is the state agency that oversees this funding.
The Oxford House model and the resident interview
Oxford Houses are run by their members rather than by staff, paid for by the members themselves and required to stay substance-free. New members are voted in by a house vote, so a listed opening is a reason to call rather than a bed held in anyone's name.
Is sober living regulated in North Carolina?
North Carolina has no licensing regime for recovery housing. Voluntary certification runs through North Carolina Association of Recovery Residences (NCARR), the state's NARR affiliate. Oxford House charters its own homes, so an Oxford House is usually not on a state affiliate's certified register. You can browse the certified residences in North Carolina. The federal Fair Housing Act applies, as does North Carolina Fair Housing Law (North Carolina General Statutes Section 41A-4).
Other Oxford Houses near Raleigh, NC
The closest other Oxford Houses in this directory are Oxford House Chaney in Raleigh, about 0.5 miles away; Oxford House Jones Franklin in Raleigh, about 1.4 miles away; Oxford House South Hills in Raleigh, about 2.3 miles away — straight-line distances, not driving routes. This directory lists 49 in Raleigh, 59 across Wake County, 326 in North Carolina. Browse recovery housing in Raleigh or sober living across North Carolina.
Vacancy information was last reported 09/07/2026. Recovery housing vacancies move quickly. Confirm both with the house before travelling.
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.
