About this Recovery Home
Oxford House Old Dominion: Sober Living in Roanoke, Virginia
In Roanoke, Virginia, Oxford House Old Dominion is a peer-run sober living home serving men. Records show room for 6 residents and no reported openings. The house is in Roanoke County.
Oxford House Old Dominion in Roanoke — current listing information
- Address: 2012 Colgate Street NE, Roanoke, VA 24012
- County: Roanoke
- Resident group: men
- Reported capacity: 6 residents
- Reported vacancies: no reported openings
- Interview schedule: Sunday at 11:30am
- Contact: Contact McKenzie at (540) 676-4712
- House phone: (540) 524-9640
- Map: View the reported location
At 6 beds it is smaller than most of the 186 Oxford Houses listed in Virginia. The last vacancy report showed all 6 beds spoken for. Interview times are listed as Sunday at 11:30am. Contact McKenzie at (540) 676-4712 to confirm the opening, the interview time and what is needed to move in.
Sober living costs and rent help in Virginia
Sober living in Virginia typically runs around $200 a week. Oxford Houses work differently: members divide the home's real costs between them rather than paying a fixed rent, so ask the house what its share comes to. Statewide, median gross rent in Virginia runs $1,579 a month. State funding such as OAA opioid-settlement grants and DBHDS/VARR indigent-bed grants exists for residents who cannot cover it themselves. Virginia Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services is the state agency that oversees this funding.
How the Oxford House model works, and how to apply
Oxford Houses are managed day to day by their residents, covered by the members' equal shares and alcohol- and drug-free by charter. New members are approved by a house vote, so calling the house is the only way to learn what is actually free.
Is sober living regulated in Virginia?
Recovery housing in Virginia operates without a state licence. Virginia Association of Recovery Residences (VARR) is the NARR affiliate here, and its certification is voluntary. Because Oxford Houses are chartered nationally by Oxford House, Inc. rather than certified locally, they seldom show on a state registry. The certified-residence register for Virginia is online here. 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).
Nearby Oxford Houses in Roanoke and Roanoke County
The closest other Oxford Houses in this directory are Oxford House Fenix in Roanoke, about 0.6 miles away; Oxford House Maki in Roanoke, about 0.6 miles away; Oxford House Arman in Roanoke, about 1.5 miles away — straight-line distances, not driving routes. This directory lists 14 in Roanoke, 15 across Roanoke County, 186 in Virginia. Browse recovery housing in Roanoke or sober living across Virginia.
Directory data was last refreshed 09/07/2026. 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.
