The Bristol-Exp is the only two-bedroom floor plan D.R. Horton builds in Horry County. At 1,672 square feet with two bedrooms, two baths, one story and a two-car garage, it is a deliberately different product from everything else in the lineup — space rather than rooms — and it is aimed squarely at the buyer this market has more of than any other: a couple who wants a big house without bedrooms they will never use.
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Bristol-Exp Specifications
| Builder | D.R. Horton |
| Bedrooms | 2 — the only two-bedroom plan in the county |
| Bathrooms | 2 |
| Square footage | 1,672 |
| Stories | One |
| Garage | 2 car |
| Horry County communities | Two — Dove Crossing and Preserve at Cypress Commons, both in Conway |
| Published price range | The $294,000s to the $303,000s |
Look at the ratio rather than the totals. Every other D.R. Horton plan in this county packs three to five bedrooms into its square footage. The Bristol-Exp puts 1,672 square feet behind two. That means genuinely large rooms — a real primary suite, a proper study or den, generous living space — rather than four boxes and a hallway.
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Where You Can Buy the Bristol-Exp
| Community | City | Bristol-Exp Starting Price | Series | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dove Crossing | Conway | $294s | Express | Now Selling |
| Preserve at Cypress Commons | Conway | $303s | Express | Now Selling |
Both communities publish the Express series, which makes this one of only two D.R. Horton plans in the county where the two communities share a series. The $9,000 gap is therefore a cleaner location-and-lot comparison than most, with no specification difference to explain it away.
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Why a Two-Bedroom Plan Exists Here at All
Production builders avoid two-bedroom detached homes. Appraisers reward bedroom count, search filters default to three bedrooms or more, and the resale pool is narrower. A builder only offers one when there is a specific buyer asking for it.
On the Grand Strand there is. The dominant relocating buyer here is a couple in their late fifties or sixties, moving from a larger house, who wants space without maintenance — a big primary suite, a room for an office or hobby, somewhere to put guests occasionally, and nothing else to clean. A four-bedroom house sells them two rooms they will close the door on.
The Bristol-Exp gives that buyer 1,672 square feet split two ways, on one level, with a two-car garage. Compare it to the Macon, which puts three bedrooms into 1,343 square feet at the same builder:
| Macon | Bristol-Exp | |
|---|---|---|
| Square footage | 1,343 | 1,672 |
| Bedrooms | 3 | 2 |
| Bathrooms | 2 | 2 |
| Cheapest published | $262s | $294s |
| Square feet per bedroom | 448 | 836 |
Roughly $32,000 more buys 329 more square feet and removes a bedroom. Whether that is good value depends entirely on whether you want the third room, and for a large share of buyers in this market the honest answer is no.
The resale question, answered honestly
The narrower buyer pool is real and you should price it in. A two-bedroom detached home sells to a smaller set of people than a three-bedroom, and that can mean longer days on market when you sell. Against that: this is a retirement market with a continuously replenishing supply of exactly the buyer this plan was designed for, and D.R. Horton is the only builder offering them a new one. Those two things partly cancel. Go in with your eyes open rather than assuming either extreme.
What 836 Square Feet Per Bedroom Feels Like
The practical effect of the Bristol-Exp’s ratio is that the rooms you actually live in are large. That is hard to appreciate from a floor plan and obvious the moment you walk it, so walking it is the whole exercise on this plan.
What to look at. The primary suite and its closet, the size of the second bedroom (whether it genuinely works as a guest room or is really a study), and how the living, dining and kitchen space is arranged. A 1,672 square foot two-bedroom can be laid out as two big bedrooms and a modest living area, or a modest second bedroom and a very generous open living space. Those are different houses for the same buyer.
The garage. Two bays on a two-bedroom home is generous and it matters for the downsizing buyer who is arriving with more possessions than the house has closets. Confirm it on the homesite.
Single level. No stairs, which is the point for most of this plan’s buyers and the reason it would not work as a two-story at any price.
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Dove Crossing vs. Preserve at Cypress Commons
| Dove Crossing | Preserve at Cypress Commons | |
|---|---|---|
| Bristol-Exp starting price | $294s | $303s |
| Published series | Express | Express |
| Status | Now Selling | Now Selling |
| City | Conway | Conway |
This is the cleanest community comparison in the D.R. Horton lineup, because both sides publish the same series. There is no Express-versus-Tradition question to resolve and no unpublished series to chase. The $9,000 is location, phase and lot — nothing else that D.R. Horton publishes.
Dove Crossing is the cheaper side and also carries the Macon, the county’s lowest-priced detached plan. It reads as an entry-and-downsizer community throughout.
Preserve at Cypress Commons carries the Booth and the Pine alongside the Bristol-Exp, so it offers more to compare on a single visit if you are undecided between two bedrooms and four.
At $9,000 on a $294,000 house, this is close enough that the homesite should decide it. Ask both communities what lots are open and what the premiums are.
Bristol-Exp vs. the Small Single-Story Plans
| Macon | Bristol-Exp | Booth | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Square footage | 1,343 | 1,672 | 1,891 |
| Bedrooms | 3 | 2 | 4 |
| Bathrooms | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Cheapest published | $262s | $294s | $311s |
All three are single-story, two-bath, two-car-garage plans within $49,000 of each other, and they represent three different answers to the same question.
Macon — cheapest, smallest, three bedrooms. The value entry.
Bristol-Exp — middle price, middle size, two bedrooms with the space redistributed into living areas.
Booth — dearest, largest, four bedrooms in only 219 more square feet than the Bristol-Exp, which means noticeably smaller rooms.
The Booth and the Bristol-Exp are the instructive pair: $17,000 apart, 219 square feet apart, and two bedrooms apart. If you want rooms, the Booth is remarkable value. If you want space, the Bristol-Exp is the only plan D.R. Horton offers that gives it to you without rooms attached.
What to Ask at the Sales Office About the Bristol-Exp
Almost everything that decides whether a D.R. Horton home is a good buy is unpublished. These are the questions that actually move the number on the Bristol-Exp, in the order worth asking them:
- What are the actual dimensions of the second bedroom? On a two-bedroom plan, whether the second room is a genuine guest bedroom or really a study changes what you are buying.
- How is the 1,672 square feet distributed? Two big bedrooms and a modest living area is a different house from a modest second bedroom and a very generous open plan — and both are possible at this size.
- What is the lot premium at each community? With both sides publishing the Express series, the $9,000 gap is location and lot, so the homesite is the decision.
- Are there any three-bedroom versions of this footprint? If the answer is the Macon at 1,343 feet, that is a meaningfully smaller house — worth seeing both.
- What incentives apply, and do they differ between Dove Crossing and Preserve at Cypress Commons?
Ask for the answers in writing rather than verbally. Sales staff turn over, incentive packages change month to month, and a standard-features sheet or an itemised option list is a document you can hold someone to. A verbal assurance about a series specification is not.
What D.R. Horton Does Not Publish
Three gaps apply to every D.R. Horton plan in Horry County, and they matter more on a two-community plan than on a widely-sold one, because there is less published data to triangulate against:
- Starting prices are bands, not quotes. D.R. Horton publishes a figure like "$317s", meaning the low $317,000s. It describes a base build on an unnamed homesite. The delivered price depends on the lot premium, the options and the incentive package, none of which is published.
- Series branding is inconsistent. Some communities publish Express or Tradition on the community page, some publish a series that conflicts with the plans they carry, and some publish nothing at all. Ask which series a specific home is being built to, because it governs the standard specification.
- Plan availability shifts as phases sell out. A plan offered at two communities today may be offered at one next quarter. Confirm the plan is still open at the homesite you want before you get attached to it.
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Frequently Asked Questions
How much is the D.R. Horton Bristol-Exp?
From the $294,000s at Dove Crossing and from the $303,000s at Preserve at Cypress Commons, both in Conway.
How big is the Bristol-Exp?
1,672 square feet, two bedrooms, two baths, one story, two-car garage.
Is the Bristol-Exp really a two-bedroom home?
Yes, and it is the only two-bedroom plan D.R. Horton builds in Horry County. Every other plan in the lineup starts at three.
Who is the Bristol-Exp designed for?
Couples downsizing who want large rooms rather than more of them — a substantial primary suite, a study or guest room, and generous living space on one level, with no bedrooms sitting unused.
Will a two-bedroom home be harder to resell?
The buyer pool is narrower than for a three-bedroom, which can mean longer days on market. Against that, this is a retirement market with steady demand for exactly this product and no other builder offering a new one. Price the trade-off in rather than assuming it away.
What is the difference between the two communities?
$9,000 and the location. Both publish the Express series, so unlike most D.R. Horton pairs there is no specification question behind the gap.
Is the Bristol-Exp one story?
Yes, all 1,672 square feet on a single level.
The Only Two-Bedroom D.R. Horton Builds Here
If you want a large single-level home and do not want bedrooms you will never open, the Bristol-Exp is the only new-construction answer D.R. Horton offers in this county. It is also the cleanest community comparison in the lineup — same series on both sides, $9,000 apart, so the homesite decides it. We track every D.R. Horton community in Horry County and can tell you which lots are open at both. Representation on a new construction purchase costs you nothing.
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All prices, square footage, plan availability and specifications are as published by D.R. Horton and were captured in September 2026. D.R. Horton does not offer every plan at every community and plan availability shifts as phases sell out. Verify current pricing and availability before making an offer.