About this Recovery Home
Oxford House Melita — Women Sober Living in Springfield, Virginia
Oxford House Melita at 5213 Ferndale Street, Springfield, VA is a resident-run recovery home for women. Reported capacity is 9, with 1 reported opening. The house is in Fairfax County.
Location and vacancy details for Oxford House Melita
- Address: 5213 Ferndale Street, Springfield, VA 22151
- County: Fairfax
- Resident group: women
- Reported capacity: 9 residents
- Reported vacancies: 1 reported opening
- Interview schedule: Tuesday at 6:30pm
- Contact: Contact Lindsay at (703) 947-0055
- House phone: (703) 256-2099
- Map: View the reported location
At 9 beds it is about average among the 186 Oxford Houses listed in Virginia. The last report put 8 of those 9 beds in use, leaving 1 reported opening. Interview times are listed as Tuesday at 6:30pm. Contact Lindsay at (703) 947-0055 to confirm the opening, the interview time and what is needed to move in.
Paying for sober living in Virginia
Sober living across Virginia averages roughly $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. Median gross rent statewide in Virginia is $1,579 a month, for context. Residents short of the first payment often go through OAA opioid-settlement grants and DBHDS/VARR indigent-bed grants or similar state funding. Funding of this kind runs through Virginia Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services.
How an Oxford House is run
Oxford Houses are self-governing households, supported entirely by the residents' own contributions and kept free of alcohol and illicit drugs. New members are chosen by those already in the home, so a listed opening is a reason to call rather than a bed held in anyone's name.
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. Because Oxford Houses are chartered nationally by Oxford House, Inc. rather than certified locally, they seldom show on a state registry. See the state certified-residence list for homes that carry it. Protection runs from the federal Fair Housing Act and Virginia Fair Housing Law (Code of Virginia Section 36-96.3).
Other Oxford Houses near Springfield, VA
The closest other Oxford Houses in this directory are Oxford House Ravensworth in Annandale, about 0.9 miles away; Oxford House Manor in Annandale, about 1.0 mile away; Oxford House Springfield in Springfield, about 1.5 miles away — straight-line distances, not driving routes. This directory lists 2 in Springfield, 36 across Fairfax County, 186 in Virginia. Browse recovery housing in Springfield or sober living across Virginia.
This reflects a vacancy report from 09/10/2026. Interview nights and contacts are both liable to change. 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.
