Document and Entity Information	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2014	May 06, 2014 Class A	May 06, 2014 Class B
Entity Registrant Name	NEW ENGLAND REALTY ASSOCIATES LIMITED PARTNERSHIP
Entity Central Index Key	0000746514
Document Type	10-Q
Document Period End Date	Mar. 31, 2014
Amendment Flag	false
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--12-31
Entity Current Reporting Status	Yes
Entity Filer Category	Accelerated Filer
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		103,242	24,551
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2014
Document Fiscal Period Focus	Q1