The sudden, unexplained death of a 19 year old woman is being investigated by Dunedin police.

They won't say who the woman is, or whether she lived in the city.

Police officers have carried out a scene examination in relation to the death, working this afternoon near the Dundas Corner Dairy.

It sits on the corner of Dundas and Cumberland streets in the student quarter.

Police say they were called to a north Dunedin address earlier today in relation to the death.

They're not releasing any further information, while they work to advise the woman's family.