Document and Entity Information	3 Months Ended
	Jan. 31, 2012	Mar. 14, 2012
Document and Entity Information
Entity Registrant Name	Blue Ridge Real Estate Company
Document Type	10-Q
Document Period End Date	Jan. 31, 2012
Amendment Flag	true
Entity Central Index Key	0000012779
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--10-31
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		2,450,424
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	Q1
Amendment Description	Amendment to furnish Exhibit 101 XBRL files as required