Document and Entity Information (USD $)	3 Months Ended
	Apr. 30, 2012	Jun. 12, 2012
Entity Registrant Name	Blue Ridge Real Estate Company
Document Type	10-Q
Document Period End Date	Apr. 30, 2012
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	$ 8,648,890
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	2012
Document Fiscal Period Focus	Q2