Document and Entity Information (USD $)	12 Months Ended
	Oct. 31, 2011	Apr. 30, 2011
Document and Entity Information
Entity Registrant Name	Blue Ridge Real Estate Company
Document Type	10-K
Document Period End Date	Oct. 31, 2011
Amendment Flag	false
Entity Central Index Key	0000012779
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--10-31
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		2,450,424
Entity Public Float		$ 7,770,375
Entity Filer Category	Non-accelerated Filer
Entity Current Reporting Status	Yes
Entity Voluntary Filers	No
Entity Well-known Seasoned Issuer	No
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2011
Document Fiscal Period Focus	FY