About this Recovery Home
Oxford House Oceanfront — Recovery Housing in Virginia Beach, Virginia
Oxford House Oceanfront at 811 23rd Street, Virginia Beach, VA is a resident-run recovery home for men. Reported capacity is 9, with 1 reported opening. Virginia Beach County covers this address.
Oxford House Oceanfront listing details
- Address: 811 23rd Street, Virginia Beach, VA 23451
- County: Virginia Beach
- Resident group: men
- Reported capacity: 9 residents
- Reported vacancies: 1 reported opening
- Interview schedule: Monday at 7:00pm
- Contact: Contact Joe at (757) 309-7078
- House phone: (757) 904-3510
- 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 Monday at 7:00pm. Contact Joe at (757) 309-7078 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 across Virginia averages roughly $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. Median gross rent in Virginia, for comparison, is $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. Virginia Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services is the state agency that oversees this funding.
How the Oxford House model works
Oxford Houses are managed day to day by their residents, funded by an equal share from each resident and kept free of alcohol and illicit drugs. New members are taken on by those already in the home, so the vacancy count reserves nothing.
Is sober living regulated in Virginia?
Virginia does not license this kind of housing. Voluntary certification runs through Virginia Association of Recovery Residences (VARR), 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. The certified-residence list for Virginia is published here. Protection runs from the federal Fair Housing Act and Virginia Fair Housing Law (Code of Virginia Section 36-96.3).
If Oxford House Oceanfront is full — other houses near Virginia Beach
The closest other Oxford Houses in this directory are Oxford House Tidewater in Virginia Beach, about 0.8 miles away; Oxford House Luna in Virginia Beach, about 3.3 miles away; Oxford House Shore Thing in Virginia Beach, about 4.7 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.
Vacancy information was last reported 09/08/2026. Recovery housing vacancies move quickly. Check with the residents before relying on any of it.
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.
