Dark Star Men's Oxford House

About this Recovery Home

Oxford House Dark Star in Richmond, Virginia — Sober Living for men

In Richmond, Virginia, Oxford House Dark Star is a peer-run sober living home serving men. Records show room for 8 residents and 2 reported openings. The address is in Richmond County.

Oxford House Dark Star listing details

• Address: 2214 5th Avenue, Richmond, VA 23222
• County: Richmond
• Resident group: men
• Reported capacity: 8 residents
• Reported vacancies: 2 reported openings
• Interview schedule: Sunday at 7:45pm
• Contact: Contact Buddha A at (276) 455-0375
• House phone: (804) 857-2060
• Map: View the reported location

At 8 beds it is about average among the 186 Oxford Houses listed in Virginia. The last report put 6 of those 8 beds in use, leaving 2 reported openings. Interview times are listed as Sunday at 7:45pm. Contact Buddha A at (276) 455-0375 to confirm the opening, the interview time and what is needed to move in.

Paying for sober living in Virginia

In Virginia, a bed in sober living commonly runs 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. Help with the share is available through state programmes including OAA opioid-settlement grants and DBHDS/VARR indigent-bed grants. That money is administered by Virginia Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services.

The Oxford House model and the resident interview

Oxford Houses are managed day to day by their residents, funded by an equal share from each resident and abstinence-based by rule. New members are interviewed and admitted by the current residents, so the vacancy count reserves nothing.

How recovery housing is regulated in Virginia

Virginia has no licensing regime for recovery housing. Voluntary certification runs through Virginia Association of Recovery Residences (VARR), the state's NARR affiliate. Oxford Houses are chartered by Oxford House, Inc. rather than certified by a state affiliate, so this home will not usually appear on a state certification list. A directory of certified residences is maintained for the state. People in recovery are a protected class under the Fair Housing Act and under Virginia Fair Housing Law (Code of Virginia Section 36-96.3).

Other Oxford Houses near Richmond, VA

The closest other Oxford Houses in this directory are Oxford House Lunaria in Richmond, about 0.6 miles away; Oxford House Brookland Park in Richmond, about 0.9 miles away; Oxford House Crescendo in Richmond, about 0.9 miles away — straight-line distances, not driving routes. This directory lists 15 in Richmond, 186 in Virginia. Browse recovery housing in Richmond or sober living across Virginia.

Vacancy information was last reported 09/07/2026. Recovery housing vacancies move quickly. Confirm with the current members before acting on this.