Document and Entity Information - shares	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2017	Aug. 04, 2017
Entity Registrant Name	NEW ENGLAND REALTY ASSOCIATES LIMITED PARTNERSHIP
Entity Central Index Key	0000746514
Document Type	10-Q/A
Document Period End Date	Jun. 30, 2017
Amendment Flag	true
Amendment Description	EXPLANATORY NOTE This amendment to the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q/A amends the Partnership's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2017, originally filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on August 8, 2017. The Partnership is filing this Amendment to correct a clerical error in Note 14. Investment in unconsolidated Joint Ventures. The chart containing the financial information for the three months ended June 30, 2017 is corrected in this amendment. For the convenience of the reader, this Form 10-Q/A sets forth the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q as of June 30, 2017 in its entirety. Except for the correction noted in the preceding paragraph, this Amendment does not alter or restate any of the information presented or disclosed in the Original Filing.
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--12-31
Entity Current Reporting Status	Yes
Entity Filer Category	Accelerated Filer
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2017
Document Fiscal Period Focus	Q2
Class A
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		99,509
Class B
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		23,633