Police found the bodies of a married couple inside their home at a rural property on Target Hill Road in Bundarra, near Armidale about 3am Saturday.

A crime scene was established and police from New England Local Area Command examined the scene throughout the day.

The bodies of the man and woman, both aged 64, have been taken for a post mortem examination to determine a cause of death.

At this stage, police do not believe there was any third-party involvement in the deaths.