About this Recovery Home
Oxford House Lake Smith — Sober Living Home in Virginia Beach, Virginia
Oxford House Lake Smith is a peer-run sober living home for men at 841 Stratford Hall Drive, Virginia Beach, VA. Directory records show a capacity of 8 with no reported openings. Virginia Beach County covers this address.
Address, capacity and contact for Oxford House Lake Smith
- Address: 841 Stratford Hall Drive, Virginia Beach, VA 23452
- County: Virginia Beach
- Resident group: men
- Reported capacity: 8 residents
- Reported vacancies: no reported openings
- Interview schedule: Sunday at 7:00pm
- Contact: Contact DeSean M. at (757) 998-3366
- House phone: (757) 228-1910
- Map: View the reported location
At 8 beds it is about average among the 186 Oxford Houses listed in Virginia. The last vacancy report showed all 8 beds spoken for. Interview times are listed as Sunday at 7:00pm. Contact DeSean M. at (757) 998-3366 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 in Virginia typically runs around $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. Statewide, median gross rent in Virginia runs $1,579 a month. Residents short of the first payment often go through OAA opioid-settlement grants and DBHDS/VARR indigent-bed grants or similar state funding. Virginia Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services is where that funding sits.
The Oxford House model and the resident interview
Oxford Houses are managed day to day by their residents, paid for by the members themselves and kept free of alcohol and illicit drugs. New members are approved by a house vote, so the vacancy count reserves nothing.
Recovery residence standards and oversight in Virginia
No state licence is required to run a recovery residence in Virginia. Virginia Association of Recovery Residences (VARR), the state's NARR affiliate, offers voluntary certification. 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. Fair housing protection comes from federal law and from Virginia Fair Housing Law (Code of Virginia Section 36-96.3).
Other sober living options near Virginia Beach, VA
The closest other Oxford Houses in this directory are Oxford House Victoria in Virginia Beach, about 1.2 miles away; Oxford House Achilles in Virginia Beach, about 1.4 miles away; Oxford House Neptune in Virginia Beach, about 1.4 miles away — straight-line distances, not driving routes. This directory lists 23 in Virginia Beach, 186 in Virginia. Browse recovery housing in Virginia Beach or sober living across Virginia.
Last vacancy update: 09/07/2026. Recovery housing vacancies move quickly. 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.
