Police have laid a murder charge after a man was found dead inside the Rockhampton home where he had lived as a boarder for the past year.

The body of the 56-year-old was found with facial injuries in his downstairs bedroom at the Campbell Street home in Depot Hill about 9.30pm on April 16.

The crime scene at the Depot Hill home in Rockhampton. Credit:Nine News Central Queensland - Facebook

The man's body was discovered by a resident who lived upstairs in the home.

Police have charged a 28-year-old man with one count of murder.

He was expected to appear in Rockhampton Magistrates Court on Friday.

The two men were known to each other.