THE body of a teenage boy has been found at a house in Prestwich.

Police were called to the address in Kings Road, Sedgley Park, at about 6pm on Friday.

The body is believed to be that of a teenager.

A cordon was in place at the scene yesterday evening while detectives conducted enquiries into the circumstances surrounding the boy's death, which police do not believe to be suspicious.

A spokesman for Greater Manchester Police said: “Police were called at around 6pm on Friday, to reports that the body of a boy had been found at a house on Kings Road, Sedgley Park.

“Officers are responding to the call and enquiries into the circumstances of the death are ongoing.”