About this Recovery Home
Oxford House Pembroke — Sober Living in Virginia Beach, Virginia
Oxford House Pembroke is a self-governed recovery residence for women in Virginia Beach, Virginia. It is listed with room for 8 residents and no reported openings. The address is in Virginia Beach County.
Oxford House Pembroke — key facts for prospective residents
- Address: 3032 Birch Bark Drive, Virginia Beach, VA 23452
- County: Virginia Beach
- Resident group: women
- Reported capacity: 8 residents
- Reported vacancies: no reported openings
- Interview schedule: Monday at 6:00pm
- Contact: Contact Amy at (571) 259-2220
- House phone: (757) 497-5880
- 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 Monday at 6:00pm. Contact Amy at (571) 259-2220 to confirm the opening, the interview time and what is needed to move in.
What a bed costs in Virginia, and what help exists
Expect sober living in Virginia to run about $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. Median gross rent in Virginia, for comparison, is $1,579 a month. For those who cannot pay, OAA opioid-settlement grants and DBHDS/VARR indigent-bed grants are among the state-funded routes used. The agency behind it is Virginia Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services.
How the Oxford House model works, and how to apply
Oxford Houses are run by the people who live in them, self-funding and kept free of alcohol and illicit drugs. New members are approved by those already in the home, so a reported vacancy is a starting point, not a reservation.
How recovery housing is regulated in Virginia
Virginia does not license this kind of housing. Homes that want certification apply to Virginia Association of Recovery Residences (VARR), the state NARR affiliate. An Oxford House answers to Oxford House, Inc. rather than to a state certifying body, so it rarely appears on state registers. Virginia publishes its certified-residence directory. Residents are protected by the federal Fair Housing Act and by Virginia Fair Housing Law (Code of Virginia Section 36-96.3).
If Oxford House Pembroke is full — other houses near Virginia Beach
The closest other Oxford Houses in this directory are Oxford House Golden Maple in Virginia Beach, about 0.2 miles away; Oxford House Plaza in Virginia Beach, about 0.2 miles away; Oxford House Coral in Virginia Beach, about 0.3 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 09/07/2026. Recovery housing vacancies move quickly. Verify directly with the house first.
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.
