Document and Entity Information (USD $)	12 Months Ended
	Oct. 31, 2013	Jan. 28, 2014	Apr. 30, 2013
Document And Entity Information
Entity Registrant Name	BLUE RIDGE REAL ESTATE CO
Entity Central Index Key	0000012779
Document Type	10-K
Document Period End Date	Oct. 31, 2013
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--10-31
Amendment Flag	false
Entity Current Reporting Status	Yes
Entity Voluntary Filers	No
Entity Well-known Seasoned Issuer	No
Entity Filer Category	Non-accelerated Filer
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		2,450,424
Entity Public Float			$ 8,142,947
Document Fiscal Period Focus	FY
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2013