The singer told his loved ones he wanted to "go without any fuss" and did not want a funeral or public memorial, the Daily Mirror said.
Fans of the star are continuing to gather at his home in the city following his death at the weekend.
The 69-year-old passed away on Sunday after an 18-month battle with cancer.
A source quoted by the Mirror said: "In many respects you don’t need a memorial or service to remember David by ... you have his music instead.
"He would have wanted to just disappear with no fuss, no big show, no fan-fare. This would totally be his style.
"His last album Blackstar was very much his goodbye to fans instead."
Bowie released his 25th album, called Blackstar, on Friday 8 January, to coincide with his 69th birthday, and it remains top of the album charts.
The album contains seven songs, including one called Lazarus which starts with the lyrics: "Look up here, I'm in heaven, I've got scars that can't be seen, I've got drama, can't be stolen, everybody knows me now."
Bowie's friend and producer Tony Visconti said the record was "his parting gift" to the world.
Portrait photographer Annie Leibovitz said Bowie "curated his death" with the album and his US musical Lazarus.
She said: "From what I understand, these last 18 months he really curated his death, and the play Lazarus and the album - I just think that's an extraordinary thing he did as an artist, to understand he was dying and put all of himself into that look."
Bowie will be honoured in a tribute at next month's Brit awards, and a memorial concert will be held at New York's Carnegie Hall on 31 March.
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