Document and Entity Information	3 Months Ended
	Jan. 31, 2013	Mar. 15, 2013
Document And Entity Information
Entity Registrant Name	BLUE RIDGE REAL ESTATE CO
Document Type	10-Q
Document Period End Date	Jan. 31, 2013
Amendment Flag	false
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	2013
Document Fiscal Period Focus	Q1