Document and Entity Information	9 Months Ended
	Jul. 31, 2012	Sep. 13, 2012
Entity Registrant Name	Blue Ridge Real Estate Company
Document Type	10-Q
Document Period End Date	Jul. 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	Q3
Amendment Description	Amendment to furnish Exhibit 101 to Form 10-Q/A as required