About this Recovery Home
Oxford House Gosport — Recovery Housing in Portsmouth, Virginia
In Portsmouth, Virginia, Oxford House Gosport is a peer-run sober living home serving men. It is listed with room for 7 residents and 1 reported opening. Portsmouth County is the surrounding county.
Location and vacancy details for Oxford House Gosport
- Address: 2512 Greenwood Drive, Portsmouth, VA 23702
- County: Portsmouth
- Resident group: men
- Reported capacity: 7 residents
- Reported vacancies: 1 reported opening
- Interview schedule: Sunday at 9:00am
- Contact: Contact Steve at (757) 264-8483
- House phone: (757) 393-2535
- 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 9:00am. Contact Steve at (757) 264-8483 to confirm the opening, the interview time and what is needed to move in.
What sober living costs in Virginia, and how residents pay for it
Expect sober living in Virginia to run about $200 a week. Because Oxford House members share the home's real expenses instead of paying rent, this house's share may sit above or below that; only the residents can say. For scale, renting privately in Virginia has a median gross rent of $1,579 a month. Where paying the share is not possible, state-funded help such as OAA opioid-settlement grants and DBHDS/VARR indigent-bed grants is the usual route. The agency behind it is Virginia Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services.
How the Oxford House model works, and how to apply
Oxford Houses are managed day to day by their residents, paid for by the members themselves and abstinence-based by rule. New members are accepted by a house vote, so the opening shown here is a past report rather than an offer.
Recovery housing standards 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. Oxford Houses run on a charter from Oxford House, Inc., not state certification, so expect this address to be missing from the state list. Virginia publishes its certified-residence directory. Residents are protected by the federal Fair Housing Act and by Virginia Fair Housing Law (Code of Virginia Section 36-96.3).
Nearby Oxford Houses in Portsmouth and Portsmouth County
The closest other Oxford Houses in this directory are Oxford House Westhaven Park in Portsmouth, about 2.1 miles away; Oxford House Chesapeake in Chesapeake, about 3.0 miles away; Oxford House Hunters Glen in Chesapeake, about 5.2 miles away — straight-line distances, not driving routes. This directory lists 2 in Portsmouth, 186 in Virginia. Browse recovery housing in Portsmouth or sober living across Virginia.
This reflects a vacancy report from 09/07/2026. An opening shown here may already be filled. Call before making a discharge or travel plan.
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.
