About this Recovery Home
Oxford House Washington Park — Sober Living Home in Charlottesville, Virginia
In Charlottesville, Virginia, Oxford House Washington Park is a peer-run sober living home serving men. The residence reports 9 beds and 3 reported openings. The house is in Charlottesville County.
Oxford House Washington Park — key facts for prospective residents
- Address: 815 Cabell Avenue, Charlottesville, VA 22903
- County: Charlottesville
- Resident group: men
- Reported capacity: 9 residents
- Reported vacancies: 3 reported openings
- Interview schedule: Sunday at 5:00pm
- Contact: Contact Chris Edwards at (434) 270-5646
- House phone: (434) 202-2844
- Map: View the reported location
At 9 beds it is about average among the 186 Oxford Houses listed in Virginia. The last report put 6 of those 9 beds in use, leaving 3 reported openings. Interview times are listed as Sunday at 5:00pm. Contact Chris Edwards at (434) 270-5646 to confirm the opening, the interview time and what is needed to move in.
What a bed costs in Virginia, and what help exists
Sober living across Virginia averages roughly $200 a week. Members of an Oxford House split the real cost of running the home, so this house's share is its own — the residents are the only ones who can quote it. Statewide, median gross rent in Virginia runs $1,579 a month. Help with the share is available through state programmes including OAA opioid-settlement grants and DBHDS/VARR indigent-bed grants. Virginia Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services administers that funding at state level.
How an Oxford House is run
Oxford Houses are run by their members rather than by staff, funded by an equal share from each resident and substance-free as a condition of membership. New members are interviewed and admitted by the existing membership, so the opening shown here is a past report rather than an offer.
Recovery residence standards and oversight in Virginia
Virginia has no licensing regime for recovery housing. Certification is voluntary and administered by Virginia Association of Recovery Residences (VARR), the NARR affiliate for the state. Certification by the state affiliate and an Oxford House charter are different things; this home holds the latter. See the state certified-residence list for homes that carry it. Virginia Fair Housing Law (Code of Virginia Section 36-96.3) applies alongside the federal Fair Housing Act.
Other sober living options near Charlottesville, VA
The closest other Oxford Houses in this directory are Oxford House Belmont in Charlottesville, about 1.2 miles away; Oxford House Forest Hills Park in Charlottesville, about 1.3 miles away; Oxford House Fry's Spring in Charlottesville, about 1.7 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: 09/11/2026. Openings and interview times change without notice. Confirm with the current members before acting on this.
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.
