diff --git a/apps/explorer/src/app/components/blocks/block-data.tsx b/apps/explorer/src/app/components/blocks/block-data.tsx
index 419c3b235..d0598009d 100644
--- a/apps/explorer/src/app/components/blocks/block-data.tsx
+++ b/apps/explorer/src/app/components/blocks/block-data.tsx
@@ -6,11 +6,15 @@ import { Table, TableRow, TableCell } from '../table';
 
 interface BlockProps {
   block: BlockMeta;
+  className?: string;
 }
 
-export const BlockData = ({ block }: BlockProps) => {
+export const BlockData = ({ block, className }: BlockProps) => {
   return (
-    <Table aria-label={`Data for block ${block.header?.height}`}>
+    <Table
+      aria-label={`Data for block ${block.header?.height}`}
+      className={className}
+    >
       <TableRow dataTestId="block-row" modifier="background">
         <TableCell
           dataTestId="block-height"
diff --git a/apps/explorer/src/app/components/render-fetched/index.tsx b/apps/explorer/src/app/components/render-fetched/index.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..0cb09c6ad
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apps/explorer/src/app/components/render-fetched/index.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+import React from 'react';
+import { StatusMessage } from '../status-message';
+
+interface RenderFetchedProps {
+  children: React.ReactNode;
+  error: Error | undefined;
+  loading: boolean | undefined;
+  className?: string;
+}
+
+export const RenderFetched = ({
+  error,
+  loading,
+  children,
+  className,
+}: RenderFetchedProps) => {
+  if (loading) {
+    return <StatusMessage className={className}>Loading...</StatusMessage>;
+  }
+
+  if (error) {
+    return <StatusMessage className={className}>Error: {error}</StatusMessage>;
+  }
+
+  // eslint-disable-next-line react/jsx-no-useless-fragment
+  return <>{children}</>;
+};
diff --git a/apps/explorer/src/app/components/status-message/index.tsx b/apps/explorer/src/app/components/status-message/index.tsx
index 3c1f1e7dc..10bc441cc 100644
--- a/apps/explorer/src/app/components/status-message/index.tsx
+++ b/apps/explorer/src/app/components/status-message/index.tsx
@@ -7,6 +7,6 @@ interface StatusMessageProps {
 }
 
 export const StatusMessage = ({ children, className }: StatusMessageProps) => {
-  const classes = classnames('font-alpha', 'text-h4', 'mb-28', className);
+  const classes = classnames('font-alpha text-h4 mb-28', className);
   return <h3 className={classes}>{children}</h3>;
 };
diff --git a/apps/explorer/src/app/components/txs/home/txs-data.tsx b/apps/explorer/src/app/components/txs/home/block-txs-data.tsx
similarity index 66%
rename from apps/explorer/src/app/components/txs/home/txs-data.tsx
rename to apps/explorer/src/app/components/txs/home/block-txs-data.tsx
index 005bd4854..d728bd34d 100644
--- a/apps/explorer/src/app/components/txs/home/txs-data.tsx
+++ b/apps/explorer/src/app/components/txs/home/block-txs-data.tsx
@@ -8,9 +8,12 @@ interface TxsProps {
   className?: string;
 }
 
-export const TxsData = ({ data, className }: TxsProps) => {
+export const BlockTxsData = ({ data, className }: TxsProps) => {
   if (!data?.result) {
-    return <div className={className}>Awaiting block data</div>;
+    // Data for the block has already been fetched at this point, so no errors
+    // or loading to deal with. This is specifically the case
+    // where the data object is not undefined, but lacks a result.
+    return <div className={className}>No data</div>;
   }
 
   return (
@@ -21,7 +24,7 @@ export const TxsData = ({ data, className }: TxsProps) => {
       {data.result?.block_metas?.map((block, index) => {
         return (
           <li key={index} data-testid="block-row">
-            <BlockData block={block} />
+            <BlockData block={block} className="mb-12" />
             <TxsPerBlock blockHeight={block.header.height} />
           </li>
         );
diff --git a/apps/explorer/src/app/components/txs/index.tsx b/apps/explorer/src/app/components/txs/index.tsx
index b27e867fd..03b5e94ae 100644
--- a/apps/explorer/src/app/components/txs/index.tsx
+++ b/apps/explorer/src/app/components/txs/index.tsx
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
 export { TxDetails } from './id/tx-details';
 export { TxContent } from './id/tx-content';
 export { TxList } from './pending/tx-list';
-export { TxsData } from './home/txs-data';
+export { BlockTxsData } from './home/block-txs-data';
diff --git a/apps/explorer/src/app/components/txs/txs-per-block/index.tsx b/apps/explorer/src/app/components/txs/txs-per-block/index.tsx
index 64c9b45cb..16ba2053e 100644
--- a/apps/explorer/src/app/components/txs/txs-per-block/index.tsx
+++ b/apps/explorer/src/app/components/txs/txs-per-block/index.tsx
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ import useFetch from '../../../hooks/use-fetch';
 import { ChainExplorerTxResponse } from '../../../routes/types/chain-explorer-response';
 import { DATA_SOURCES } from '../../../config';
 import { Link } from 'react-router-dom';
+import { RenderFetched } from '../../render-fetched';
 import { TruncateInline } from '../../truncate/truncate';
 
 interface TxsPerBlockProps {
@@ -12,7 +13,7 @@ const truncateLength = 14;
 
 export const TxsPerBlock = ({ blockHeight }: TxsPerBlockProps) => {
   const {
-    state: { data: decodedBlockData },
+    state: { data: decodedBlockData, loading, error },
   } = useFetch<ChainExplorerTxResponse[]>(DATA_SOURCES.chainExplorerUrl, {
     method: 'POST',
     mode: 'cors',
@@ -27,44 +28,46 @@ export const TxsPerBlock = ({ blockHeight }: TxsPerBlockProps) => {
   });
 
   return (
-    <div className="overflow-x-auto whitespace-nowrap mb-28">
-      <table className="w-full">
-        <thead>
-          <tr className="font-mono">
-            <td>Transaction</td>
-            <td>From</td>
-            <td>Type</td>
-          </tr>
-        </thead>
-        <tbody>
-          {decodedBlockData &&
-            decodedBlockData.map(({ TxHash, PubKey, Type }, index) => {
-              return (
-                <tr key={TxHash}>
-                  <td>
-                    <Link to={`/txs/${TxHash}`}>
+    <RenderFetched error={error} loading={loading} className="text-body-large">
+      <div className="overflow-x-auto whitespace-nowrap mb-28">
+        <table className="w-full">
+          <thead>
+            <tr className="font-mono">
+              <td>Transaction</td>
+              <td>From</td>
+              <td>Type</td>
+            </tr>
+          </thead>
+          <tbody>
+            {decodedBlockData &&
+              decodedBlockData.map(({ TxHash, PubKey, Type }) => {
+                return (
+                  <tr key={TxHash}>
+                    <td>
+                      <Link to={`/txs/${TxHash}`}>
+                        <TruncateInline
+                          text={TxHash}
+                          startChars={truncateLength}
+                          endChars={truncateLength}
+                          className="text-vega-yellow font-mono"
+                        />
+                      </Link>
+                    </td>
+                    <td>
                       <TruncateInline
-                        text={TxHash}
+                        text={PubKey}
                         startChars={truncateLength}
                         endChars={truncateLength}
-                        className="text-vega-yellow font-mono"
+                        className="font-mono"
                       />
-                    </Link>
-                  </td>
-                  <td>
-                    <TruncateInline
-                      text={PubKey}
-                      startChars={truncateLength}
-                      endChars={truncateLength}
-                      className="font-mono"
-                    />
-                  </td>
-                  <td>{Type}</td>
-                </tr>
-              );
-            })}
-        </tbody>
-      </table>
-    </div>
+                    </td>
+                    <td>{Type}</td>
+                  </tr>
+                );
+              })}
+          </tbody>
+        </table>
+      </div>
+    </RenderFetched>
   );
 };
diff --git a/apps/explorer/src/app/routes/blocks/home/index.tsx b/apps/explorer/src/app/routes/blocks/home/index.tsx
index 092f3c565..15a6c8425 100644
--- a/apps/explorer/src/app/routes/blocks/home/index.tsx
+++ b/apps/explorer/src/app/routes/blocks/home/index.tsx
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ import { DATA_SOURCES } from '../../../config';
 import useFetch from '../../../hooks/use-fetch';
 import { TendermintBlockchainResponse } from '../tendermint-blockchain-response';
 import { RouteTitle } from '../../../components/route-title';
-import { StatusMessage } from '../../../components/status-message';
+import { RenderFetched } from '../../../components/render-fetched';
 import { BlocksData, BlocksRefetch } from '../../../components/blocks';
 import { JumpToBlock } from '../../../components/jump-to-block';
 
@@ -17,14 +17,12 @@ const Blocks = () => {
   return (
     <section>
       <RouteTitle>Blocks</RouteTitle>
-      {loading && <StatusMessage>Loading...</StatusMessage>}
-      {error && <StatusMessage>Error: {error}</StatusMessage>}
-      {data && (
+      <RenderFetched error={error} loading={loading}>
         <>
           <BlocksRefetch refetch={refetch} />
           <BlocksData data={data} className="mb-28" />
         </>
-      )}
+      </RenderFetched>
       <JumpToBlock />
     </section>
   );
diff --git a/apps/explorer/src/app/routes/txs/home/index.tsx b/apps/explorer/src/app/routes/txs/home/index.tsx
index 21144f509..fc382840d 100644
--- a/apps/explorer/src/app/routes/txs/home/index.tsx
+++ b/apps/explorer/src/app/routes/txs/home/index.tsx
@@ -3,12 +3,13 @@ import { TendermintBlockchainResponse } from '../../blocks/tendermint-blockchain
 import { DATA_SOURCES } from '../../../config';
 import { RouteTitle } from '../../../components/route-title';
 import { BlocksRefetch } from '../../../components/blocks';
-import { TxsData } from '../../../components/txs';
+import { RenderFetched } from '../../../components/render-fetched';
+import { BlockTxsData } from '../../../components/txs';
 import { JumpToBlock } from '../../../components/jump-to-block';
 
 const Txs = () => {
   const {
-    state: { data },
+    state: { data, error, loading },
     refetch,
   } = useFetch<TendermintBlockchainResponse>(
     `${DATA_SOURCES.tendermintUrl}/blockchain`
@@ -17,8 +18,12 @@ const Txs = () => {
   return (
     <section>
       <RouteTitle>Transactions</RouteTitle>
-      <BlocksRefetch refetch={refetch} />
-      <TxsData data={data} />
+      <RenderFetched error={error} loading={loading}>
+        <>
+          <BlocksRefetch refetch={refetch} />
+          <BlockTxsData data={data} />
+        </>
+      </RenderFetched>
       <JumpToBlock />
     </section>
   );