diff --git a/components/blocks/spacer/spacer.tsx b/components/blocks/spacer/spacer.tsx
index d50974152c..c6718f4458 100644
--- a/components/blocks/spacer/spacer.tsx
+++ b/components/blocks/spacer/spacer.tsx
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ export function Spacer({ data }: { data: Consultingv2BlocksSpacer }) {
   );
 
   const spacer = isDecorated ? (
-    <V2ComponentWrapper data={data}>
+    <V2ComponentWrapper data={data} ariaHidden>
       <div
         style={{
           height: data?.spacerHeight,
@@ -38,5 +38,11 @@ export function Spacer({ data }: { data: Consultingv2BlocksSpacer }) {
     />
   );
 
-  return hideClasses ? <div className={hideClasses}>{spacer}</div> : spacer;
+  return hideClasses ? (
+    <div aria-hidden="true" className={hideClasses}>
+      {spacer}
+    </div>
+  ) : (
+    spacer
+  );
 }
diff --git a/components/blocks/v3/heroBox/heroBox.tsx b/components/blocks/v3/heroBox/heroBox.tsx
index bf5b3bca0f..d47e045075 100644
--- a/components/blocks/v3/heroBox/heroBox.tsx
+++ b/components/blocks/v3/heroBox/heroBox.tsx
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import ButtonRow from "@/components/blocksSubtemplates/buttonRow";
 import { backgroundOptions } from "@/components/blocksSubtemplates/tinaFormElements/colourOptions/blockBackgroundOptions";
 import V2ComponentWrapper from "@/components/layout/v2ComponentWrapper";
 import { Container } from "@/components/util/container";
+import { findNextBlock, scrollToBlockContent } from "@/lib/scrollToBlock";
 import { cn } from "@/lib/utils";
 import Image from "next/image";
 import { useState, type CSSProperties } from "react";
@@ -59,13 +60,8 @@ export const V3HeroBox = ({ data, priority = false }) => {
         type="button"
         aria-label="Scroll to content"
         onClick={(e) => {
-          // Scroll so the arrow ends up 10% of the viewport height down from
-          // the top of the screen, pulling the hero up out of the way.
-          const { top } = e.currentTarget.getBoundingClientRect();
-          window.scrollTo({
-            top: window.scrollY + top - window.innerHeight * 0.1,
-            behavior: "smooth",
-          });
+          const nextBlock = findNextBlock(e.currentTarget);
+          if (nextBlock) scrollToBlockContent(nextBlock);
         }}
         className="pointer-events-auto flex size-11 items-center justify-center rounded-full border border-black/70 text-black transition-colors hover:bg-black hover:text-white dark:border-white/80 dark:text-white dark:hover:bg-white dark:hover:text-black"
       >
diff --git a/components/layout/v2ComponentWrapper.schema.tsx b/components/layout/v2ComponentWrapper.schema.tsx
index f4c2d5762e..04b2412cee 100644
--- a/components/layout/v2ComponentWrapper.schema.tsx
+++ b/components/layout/v2ComponentWrapper.schema.tsx
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ export const anchorIdSchema: TinaField = {
     },
   },
   description:
-    "Optional id for in-page links. Set this on a section, then point a button's link at #<id> to jump here (the offset for the sticky header is handled automatically).",
+    "Optional id for in-page links. Set this on a section, then point a button's link at #<id> to jump here (a little breathing room above the section is added automatically).",
 };
 
 // Background + anchor fields every V2 block shares — spread once via `...wrapperBaseFields`.
diff --git a/components/layout/v2ComponentWrapper.tsx b/components/layout/v2ComponentWrapper.tsx
index e7e6280e48..5dad0093a6 100644
--- a/components/layout/v2ComponentWrapper.tsx
+++ b/components/layout/v2ComponentWrapper.tsx
@@ -23,11 +23,13 @@ const V2ComponentWrapper = ({
   children,
   fadeInMargin = "-100px",
   className,
+  ariaHidden,
 }: {
   data: BackgroundData;
   children: React.ReactNode;
   fadeInMargin?: UseInViewOptions["margin"];
   className?: string;
+  ariaHidden?: boolean;
 }) => {
   //Bleed effect setup
   const bleed = useRef(null);
@@ -58,12 +60,13 @@ const V2ComponentWrapper = ({
   return (
     <section
       id={data.anchorId || undefined}
+      aria-hidden={ariaHidden || undefined}
       className={classNames(
         backgroundOptions.find((value) => {
           return value.reference === data.background?.backgroundColour;
         })?.classes,
         "relative w-full overflow-visible",
-        // Offset in-page anchor scrolling so the target clears the sticky header
+        // Breathing room above a section jumped to by an in-page anchor link.
         data.anchorId && "scroll-mt-24",
         className
       )}
@@ -110,8 +113,12 @@ const V2ComponentWrapper = ({
           className="pointer-events-none absolute inset-0 z-25 bg-dot-grid bg-dots"
         />
       )}
+      {/* data-block-content marks where this block's content starts, past the
+          wrapper's padding and the decorative layers above. lib/scrollToBlock
+          targets it. */}
       <section
         ref={ref}
+        data-block-content=""
         className={classNames(
           "relative z-30 transition-opacity duration-300",
           isInInitialViewport === false && "opacity-0",
diff --git a/lib/scrollToBlock.ts b/lib/scrollToBlock.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..c3374ced95
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/scrollToBlock.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,52 @@
+// Blocks are wrapped in `<div className="contents" data-tinafield>` by
+// blocks-renderer.tsx; that wrapper is the block boundary here.
+const BLOCK_WRAPPER = "[data-tinafield]";
+
+export function prefersReducedMotion(): boolean {
+  return window.matchMedia("(prefers-reduced-motion: reduce)").matches;
+}
+
+/** The next block after `fromEl`'s own that renders a visible box. */
+export function findNextBlock(fromEl: Element): Element | null {
+  let sibling = fromEl.closest(BLOCK_WRAPPER)?.nextElementSibling ?? null;
+  while (sibling) {
+    const root = sibling.firstElementChild;
+    if (
+      root &&
+      root.getClientRects().length > 0 &&
+      root.getAttribute("aria-hidden") !== "true"
+    ) {
+      return root;
+    }
+    sibling = sibling.nextElementSibling;
+  }
+  return null;
+}
+
+function contentSection(blockRoot: Element): Element {
+  return blockRoot.querySelector(":scope > [data-block-content]") ?? blockRoot;
+}
+
+/** Document offset where a block's content starts, past its container padding. */
+export function getBlockContentTop(blockRoot: Element): number {
+  const content = contentSection(blockRoot);
+  const container = content.firstElementChild;
+  const laidOut = !!container && container.getClientRects().length > 0;
+  const el = laidOut ? container : content;
+  const padding = laidOut
+    ? parseFloat(getComputedStyle(container).paddingTop) || 0
+    : 0;
+  return window.scrollY + el.getBoundingClientRect().top + padding;
+}
+
+export function scrollToBlockContent(blockRoot: Element): void {
+  window.scrollTo({
+    top: getBlockContentTop(blockRoot),
+    // "instant" not "auto" — auto defers to the global scroll-smooth CSS.
+    behavior: prefersReducedMotion() ? "instant" : "smooth",
+  });
+  // Move the reading position too, so screen readers and the keyboard follow.
+  const target = contentSection(blockRoot) as HTMLElement;
+  if (!target.hasAttribute("tabindex")) target.setAttribute("tabindex", "-1");
+  target.focus({ preventScroll: true });
+}