About this Recovery Home
Oxford House Landmark in Alexandria, Virginia — Sober Living for men
In Alexandria, Virginia, Oxford House Landmark is a peer-run sober living home serving men. Directory records show a capacity of 8 with 1 reported opening. The house is in Alexandria County.
Location and vacancy details for Oxford House Landmark
- Address: 5201 Redwing Drive, Alexandria, VA 22312
- County: Alexandria
- Resident group: men
- Reported capacity: 8 residents
- Reported vacancies: 1 reported opening
- Interview schedule: Monday at 8:00pm
- Contact: Contact Matthew Wise at (804) 386-2473
- House phone: (571) 620-7751
- Map: View the reported location
At 8 beds it is about average among the 186 Oxford Houses listed in Virginia. The last report put 7 of those 8 beds in use, leaving 1 reported opening. Interview times are listed as Monday at 8:00pm. Contact Matthew Wise at (804) 386-2473 to confirm the opening, the interview time and what is needed to move in.
Paying for sober living in Virginia
Expect sober living in Virginia to run about $200 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. For scale, renting privately in Virginia has a median gross rent of $1,579 a month. Residents who cannot cover a share outright often go through state-funded routes such as OAA opioid-settlement grants and DBHDS/VARR indigent-bed grants. Virginia Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services is the state body to start with.
How the Oxford House model works
Oxford Houses are run by their members rather than by staff, supported entirely by the residents' own contributions and alcohol- and drug-free by charter. New members are approved by those already in the home, so calling the house is the only way to learn what is actually free.
Certification and oversight in Virginia
No state licence is required to run a recovery residence in Virginia. Virginia Association of Recovery Residences (VARR), the state's NARR affiliate, offers voluntary certification. An Oxford House answers to Oxford House, Inc. rather than to a state certifying body, so it rarely appears on state registers. You can browse the certified residences in Virginia. The federal Fair Housing Act applies, as does Virginia Fair Housing Law (Code of Virginia Section 36-96.3).
Oxford Houses near Alexandria, VA
The closest other Oxford Houses in this directory are Oxford House Balian in Annandale, about 1.7 miles away; Oxford House Melita in Springfield, about 1.8 miles away; Oxford House Annandale in Falls Church, about 2.0 miles away — straight-line distances, not driving routes. This directory lists 6 in Alexandria, 186 in Virginia. Browse recovery housing in Alexandria or sober living across Virginia.
Vacancy information was last reported 09/07/2026. Interview nights and contacts are both liable to change. Check with the residents before relying on any of it.
Oxford House in Virginia
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 Virginia, 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.
