About this Recovery Home
Oxford House Wakefield: Sober Living in Charlottesville, Virginia
Oxford House Wakefield at 1088 Rio Road East, Charlottesville, VA is a resident-run recovery home for men. The house reports space for 7 residents and 1 reported opening. Charlottesville County covers this address.
Oxford House Wakefield — house details
- Address: 1088 Rio Road East, Charlottesville, VA 22901
- County: Charlottesville
- Resident group: men
- Reported capacity: 7 residents
- Reported vacancies: 1 reported opening
- Interview schedule: Sunday at 10:30am
- Contact: Contact Tucker at (540) 640-2182
- House phone: (434) 202-0432
- Map: View the reported location
At 7 beds it is smaller than most of the 186 Oxford Houses listed in Virginia. The last report put 6 of those 7 beds in use, leaving 1 reported opening. Interview times are listed as Sunday at 10:30am. Contact Tucker at (540) 640-2182 to confirm the opening, the interview time and what is needed to move in.
Cost of recovery housing in Virginia
Expect sober living in Virginia to run about $200 a week. An equal share of the home's actual costs is what Oxford House members pay, so the number above describes the market rather than this house. Median gross rent in Virginia sits at $1,579 a month. People who cannot pay a share up front commonly use programmes such as OAA opioid-settlement grants and DBHDS/VARR indigent-bed grants. Virginia Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services is where that funding sits.
How the Oxford House model works
Oxford Houses are self-governing households, self-funding and required to stay substance-free. New members are approved by a house vote, so a reported vacancy is a starting point, not a reservation.
Recovery housing standards in Virginia
Virginia has no licensing regime for recovery housing. Virginia Association of Recovery Residences (VARR) 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. See the state certified-residence list for homes that carry it. Fair housing protection comes from federal law and from Virginia Fair Housing Law (Code of Virginia Section 36-96.3).
Other sober living options near Charlottesville, VA
The closest other Oxford Houses in this directory are Oxford House Pen Park in Charlottesville, about 1.7 miles away; Oxford House Washington Park in Charlottesville, about 2.3 miles away; Oxford House Empowered in Charlottesville, about 3.3 miles away — straight-line distances, not driving routes. This directory lists 7 in Charlottesville, 186 in Virginia. Browse recovery housing in Charlottesville or sober living across Virginia.
Last vacancy update: 09/07/2026. Openings and interview times change without notice. Verify directly with the house first.
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.
